royalty
[ roi-uh l-tee ]
/ ˈrɔɪ əl ti /
noun, plural roy·al·ties.
OTHER WORDS FROM royalty
non·roy·al·ty, noun, plural non·roy·al·ties. pre·roy·al·ty, noun, plural pre·roy·al·ties.Words nearby royalty
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British Dictionary definitions for royalty
royalty
/ (ˈrɔɪəltɪ) /
noun plural -ties
the rank, power, or position of a king or queen
- royal persons collectively
- one who belongs to the royal family
any quality characteristic of a monarch; kingliness or regal dignity
a percentage of the revenue from the sale of a book, performance of a theatrical work, use of a patented invention or of land, etc, paid to the author, inventor, or proprietor
Cultural definitions for royalty
royalty
A payment made for some right or privilege, as when a publisher pays a royalty to an author for the author's granting the publisher the right to sell the author's book.