What does royalty mean?

Definitions for royalty
ˈrɔɪ əl tiroy·al·ty

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word royalty.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. royaltynoun

    payment to the holder of a patent or copyright or resource for the right to use their property

    "he received royalties on his book"

  2. royalty, royal family, royal line, royal housenoun

    royal persons collectively

    "the wedding was attended by royalty"

Wiktionary

  1. royaltynoun

    The rank, status, power or authority of a monarch.

  2. royaltynoun

    People of royal rank, plus their families, treated as a group.

  3. royaltynoun

    A royal right or prerogative, such as the exploitation of a natural resource; the granting of such a right; payment received for such a right

  4. royaltynoun

    The payment received by an owner of real property for exploitation of mineral rights on his property.

  5. royaltynoun

    payment made to a writer, composer, inventor etc for the sale or use of intellectual property, invention etc.

  6. royaltynoun

    A king and a queen as a starting hand in Texas hold 'em

  7. Etymology: From roialté.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

Wikipedia

  1. Royalty

    Royalty is a song by Canadian band, Down with Webster. The song was released as the third single from the band's album Time to Win, Vol. 2 on January 10, 2012. The song peaked at #75 on the Canadian Hot 100.

ChatGPT

  1. royalty

    Royalty refers to a payment or compensation given by one party, usually a licensee or a business, to another, typically the legal owner of a property or asset, for the right to ongoing use of that property. The assets are often intellectual property such as copyrights, patents, or trademarks. It may also refer to a sum paid to a writer, musician, artist, or inventor for each copy of their work sold or every time their invention is used. In the context of a monarchy, royalty refers to the ruling monarch and their family.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Royaltynoun

    the state of being royal; the condition or quality of a royal person; kingship; kingly office; sovereignty

  2. Royaltynoun

    the person of a king or sovereign; majesty; as, in the presence of royalty

  3. Royaltynoun

    an emblem of royalty; -- usually in the plural, meaning regalia

  4. Royaltynoun

    kingliness; spirit of regal authority

  5. Royaltynoun

    domain; province; sphere

  6. Royaltynoun

    that which is due to a sovereign, as a seigniorage on gold and silver coined at the mint, metals taken from mines, etc.; the tax exacted in lieu of such share; imperiality

  7. Royaltynoun

    a share of the product or profit (as of a mine, forest, etc.), reserved by the owner for permitting another to use the property

  8. Royaltynoun

    hence (Com.), a duty paid by a manufacturer to the owner of a patent or a copyright at a certain rate for each article manufactured; or, a percentage paid to the owner of an article by one who hires the use of it

  9. Etymology: [OF. roialt, royault, F. royaut. See Royal, and cf. Regality.]

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  1. royalty

    Song lyrics by royalty -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by royalty on the Lyrics.com website.

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. ROYALTY

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Royalty is ranked #19924 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Royalty surname appeared 1,347 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Royalty.

    95.2% or 1,283 total occurrences were White.
    1.9% or 26 total occurrences were Black.
    1.1% or 15 total occurrences were of two or more races.
    1% or 14 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of royalty in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of royalty in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of royalty in a Sentence

  1. Kaley Cuoco:

    To see that be the pinnacle of this season was really cool, we’ve all come such a long way. ‘ THE BIG BANG THEORY ’ FINALE RECAP : SHELDON AND AMY STRUGGLE WITH LONG DISTANCE AND TEMPTATION That was n’t the only behind-the-scenes moment that the cast shared with the Comic Con crowd. According to Entertainment Weekly, Kaley Cuoco and Galecki revealed the circumstances surrounding an on-set injury from a prank gone awry. In an effort to shock the cast and crew during a scene in which the two characters were fighting, Galecki jokingly pretended to punch his co-star in the face. However, the actress' head accidentally caught a chair while she was falling and the end result was stitches in her eye brow. ‘ THE BIG BANG THEORY ’ ACTRESS MAYIM BIALIK RECEIVES ‘ DOOGIE HOWSER ’ ROYALTY CHECK FOR TWO CENTS.

  2. Fernando Lopez:

    We didn't know, nor were we consulted about the royalty increase approved by Congress, these changes in the rules of the game worry us because they affect investment in the country, and harm the image of Guatemala for potential investors.

  3. Princess Leia Lucas:

    My (Hebrew) name and history are As Real As The Royalty I Come From. I'm full of it, and a true Hamburger as well. My Mixed Mutt DNA includes the names: Stewart, Romanov, Grimaldi, Hassan, Kahn, Khan, Borjigin, Chakri, Nassau... and a few surprises, such as Lucas, Disney, Hyde, Hoover, Turner, Brennan, Colby, Hayden, Schlesinger, Gates, Helms,...Fisher, Ford... LOVE YOU GUYS! - From your very own: Princess, Countess...

  4. Kevin Headland:

    We are getting a little bit more clarity as to how those royalty streams are going to be taxed and paid, clarity is always good for the equity markets, especially when the clarity is on a good news front for the energy patch.

  5. Nick Bullen:

    [Charles] is the longest-serving Prince of Wales in history, and this is a job that he’s been preparing for his whole life. But I’ve filmed him, and we’ve got documentaries on True Royalty TV where he says this, that it’s not something that he wishes for because it’s an odd mix to wish for the top job. To be king is to wish for your mother to pass away. No one is going to wish for that.

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