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Royalty

ˈrɔɪəlti

Royalty definitions
noun
royalties royalty
  1. people of royal blood or status

    "diplomats, heads of state, and royalty shared tables at the banquet"

    • a member of a royal family

      "she swept by as if she were royalty"

    • the status or power of a king or queen

      "the brilliance of her clothes, her jewels, all revealed her royalty"

    • the most successful, famous, or highly regarded members of a particular group

      "it's not often you meet real Hollywood royalty, let alone chat to Angelina Jolie and Dustin Hoffman in one day"

  2. a sum paid to a patentee for the use of a patent or to an author or composer for each copy of a book sold or for each public performance of a work

    "the royalties paid to writers for recorded music"

  3. a royal right (now especially over minerals) granted by the sovereign to an individual or corporation
    • a payment made by a producer of minerals, oil, or natural gas to the owner of the site or of the mineral rights over it