All 3 Uses of
tribute
in
The Fellowship of the Ring
- ' "They pay a tribute of horses," he answered, "and send many yearly to Mordor, or so it is said; but they are not yet under the yoke.†
Chpt 2.2
- 'Then he must be a noble beast indeed,' said Aragorn; 'and it grieves me more than many tidings that might seem worse to learn that Sauron levies such tribute.†
Chpt 2.2
- Of what they brought to light the Orcs have gathered nearly all, and given it in tribute to Sauron, who covets it.†
Chpt 2.4 *
Definition:
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(tribute as in: demanded they pay tribute) payment by one nation for protection by another;
or: payment extorted by gangsters on threat of violence