The Only Use of
tribute
in
To Kill a Mockingbird
- Whether Maycomb knows it or not, we're paying the highest tribute we can pay a man. We trust him to do right.
p. 269.9tribute = expression of admiration
Definitions:
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(1)
(tribute as in: a tribute to the great actor) praise or something done to express admiration or respect
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(2)
(tribute as in: demanded they pay tribute) payment by one nation for protection by another;
or: payment extorted by gangsters on threat of violence