a.
It was situated on the Ganges, at the place where this river received a contributary stream. D'Anville (Trans. ). [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Tending to distribute or be distributed; that distributes; distributive. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ OE. tributaire, F. tributaire, L. tributarius. See Tribute. ]
[ Julius ] unto Rome made them tributary. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]
He to grace his tributary gods. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
[ 1913 Webster ]
n.;