royalty
noun
roy·al·ty
ˈrȯi(-ə)l-tē 
plural royalties
1
a
: royal status or power : sovereignty
b
: a right or perquisite of a sovereign (such as a percentage paid to the crown of gold or silver taken from mines)
2
: regal character or bearing : nobility
3
a
: persons of royal lineage
b
: a person of royal rank
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c
: an elite class
4
: a right of jurisdiction granted to an individual or corporation by a sovereign
5
a
: a share of the product or profit reserved by the grantor especially of an oil or mining lease
b
: a payment to an author or composer for each copy of a work sold or to an inventor for each item sold under a patent
Examples of royalty in a Sentence
It was an honor and a privilege to dine with royalty.
On our wedding day, we were treated like royalty.
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Quartz Bot, Quartz, 15 Nov. 2024
Harris' wealth stems from her decades in public service, book royalties and investments.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 5 Nov. 2024
King has handed over directorial duties to first-time feature helmer Dougal Wilson, and writing ones to a fresh set of scribes — two of whom, Jon Foster and James Lamont, conceived the aforementioned royalty sketch.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 4 Nov. 2024
Kim Kardashian is going full glam on the red carpet, with a nod to royalty!
—Chiara Kim, People.com, 3 Nov. 2024
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“Royalty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/royalty. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.
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royalty
noun
roy·al·ty
ˈrȯi(-ə)l-tē
plural royalties
1
: royal status or power
2
: royal character or conduct
3
: members of a royal family
4
a
: a share of a product or profit (as of a mine) claimed by the owner for allowing another to use the property
b
: a payment made to the owner of a patent or copyright for the use of it
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