貢こう

noun

tribute

Obsolete term referring to a payment or offering made by a subordinate state or person to a superior, especially in historical contexts.

• 古こ代だい中ちゅう国ごくでは、周しゅう辺へん国こくが朝ちょう廷ていに貢こうを納おさめた。

  In ancient China, neighboring countries paid tribute to the imperial court.