royalty
roy·al·ty
noun \ˈrȯi(-ə)l-tē\ plural roy·al·ties
Definition of ROYALTY
1
a : royal status or power : sovereignty b : a right or perquisite of a sovereign (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 <how to address royalties — George Santayana> 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
- It was an honor and a privilege to dine with royalty.
- On our wedding day, we were treated like royalty.
Origin of ROYALTY
Middle English roialte, from Anglo-French realté, roialté, from real
First Known Use: 14th century
Related to ROYALTY
Related Words: high-mindedness, magnanimity, nobility, nobleness; haughtiness, lordliness, pomposity, pompousness; dignity, poise; gloriousness, grandeur, grandness, greatness, impressiveness, magnificence, resplendence, resplendency, splendidness, splendor; class, elegance, grace
Near Antonyms: commoners, herd, hoi polloi, masses, millions, mob, multitude, rank and file, unwashed
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