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Exact — Ex*act , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Exacted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Exacting}.] [From L. exactus, p. p. of exigere; or fr. LL. exactare: cf. OF. exacter. See {Exact}, a.] To demand or require authoritatively or peremptorily, as a right; to enforce the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tribute — n. money paid under duress 1) to exact tribute from 2) to pay tribute to testimonial 3) to pay (a) tribute to 4) a fitting; glowing; moving, touching tribute 5) a floral tribute ( a bunch of flowers ) 6) a tribute to * * * [ trɪbjuːt] glowing… … Combinatory dictionary
exact — I adj. exact in II v. (formal) (D; tr.) to exact from (to exact tribute from the population) * * * [ɪg zækt] exact in (formal) (D; tr.) to exact from (to exact tribute from the population) … Combinatory dictionary
Tribute — A tribute (from Latin tribulum , contribution) is wealth one party gives to another as a sign of respect or, as was often case in historical contexts, of submission or allegiance. It also incorporated certain aspects of regulated trade in goods… … Wikipedia
exact — exactable, adj. exacter, exactor, n. exactness, n. /ig zakt /, adj. 1. strictly accurate or correct: an exact likeness; an exact description. 2. precise, as opposed to approximate: the exact sum; the exact date. 3. admitting of no deviation, as… … Universalium
Exacted — Exact Ex*act , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Exacted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Exacting}.] [From L. exactus, p. p. of exigere; or fr. LL. exactare: cf. OF. exacter. See {Exact}, a.] To demand or require authoritatively or peremptorily, as a right; to enforce the … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Exacting — Exact Ex*act , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Exacted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Exacting}.] [From L. exactus, p. p. of exigere; or fr. LL. exactare: cf. OF. exacter. See {Exact}, a.] To demand or require authoritatively or peremptorily, as a right; to enforce the … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ECONOMIC HISTORY — This article is arranged according to the following outline: first temple period exile and restoration second temple period talmudic era muslim middle ages medieval christendom economic doctrines early modern period sephardim and ashkenazim… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
encomienda — /en koh mee en deuh, kom ee /; Sp. /eng kaw myen dah/, n., pl. encomiendas / deuhz/; Sp. / dahs/. (formerly in Spanish America) 1. the system, instituted in 1503, under which a Spanish soldier or colonist was granted a tract of land or a village… … Universalium
Germany — /jerr meuh nee/, n. a republic in central Europe: after World War II divided into four zones, British, French, U.S., and Soviet, and in 1949 into East Germany and West Germany; East and West Germany were reunited in 1990. 84,068,216; 137,852 sq.… … Universalium