Tributaries

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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.
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     2. A stream or river flowing into a larger river or into a
        lake; an affluent.
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