'Tributaries' definitions:
Definition of 'Tributaries'
From: GCIDE
- Tributary \Trib"u*ta*ry\, n.; pl. Tributaries.
- 1. A ruler or state that pays tribute, or a stated sum, to a conquering power, for the purpose of securing peace and protection, or as an acknowledgment of submission, or for the purchase of security. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A stream or river flowing into a larger river or into a lake; an affluent. [1913 Webster]