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Definition of royalty
royalties
1a : royal status or power : sovereigntyb : 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
3a : persons of royal lineageb : a person of royal rank how to address royalties — George Santayanac : an elite class
4 : a right of jurisdiction granted to an individual or corporation by a sovereign
5a : a share of the product or profit reserved by the grantor especially of an oil or mining leaseb : 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
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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.
Recent Examples of royalty from the Web
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Herzog, the son of former President Chaim Herzog and nephew of legendary former Foreign Minister Abba Eban, has long been viewed as party royalty.
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In a ceremony essentially fit for royalty, the Heat’s new trio of basketball stars soaked in an atmosphere that resembled more of a rock concert than an introductory news conference.
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But, what if that wasn't actually Ned Stark who was beheaded in front of his entire family, the fancy royalty, and a bunch of angry, dirty commoners?
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Bow down in the presence of rock royalty in Cafe Tacuba.
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Michael is survived by his mother and father, stiff upper-crust types who may as well be royalty as far as trailer-park escapee Josie is concerned.
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Qualcomm says Apple is mischaracterizing its business and is suing four Apple manufacturers for withholding royalty payments on Qualcomm technology.
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Dos Caras made his wrestling debut in 1970 and is part of wrestling royalty in Mexico.
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Apple says that ruling strengthens its argument that Qualcomm cannot continue to demand royalties for the patents after selling its cellular chips.
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Origin and Etymology of royalty
Middle English roialte, from Anglo-French realté, roialté, from real
ROYALTY Defined for English Language Learners
royalty
playDefinition of royalty for English Language Learners
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: members of a royal family
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: an amount of money that is paid to the original creator of a product, book, or piece of music based on how many copies have been sold
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: an amount of money that is paid by a mining or oil company to the owner of the land the company is using
ROYALTY Defined for Kids
royalty
playDefinition of royalty for Students
royalties
1 : the status or power of a king or queen or his or her family
2 : members of the royal family of a king or queen
3 : a share of a product or profit (as of a mine) claimed by the owner for allowing another to use the property
4 : payment made to the owner of a patent or copyright for the use of it
Law Dictionary
royalty
Legal Definition of royalty
royalties
1 : a right delegated (as to an individual or corporation) by a sovereign
2a : a share of the profit or product reserved by the grantor especially of an oil or mineral lease — compare overriding royalty b : a payment made to an author or composer for each copy of a work sold or to an inventor for each article sold under a patent
Learn More about royalty
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