Definitions for royalty
ˈrɔɪ əl tiroy·al·ty

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.3 / 4 votes

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"

WiktionaryRate this definition:2.0 / 2 votes

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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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.

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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 DictionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 2 votes

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 RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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.

Matched Categories

1. • House
   • Payment

How to pronounce royalty?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say royalty in sign language?

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. 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...

2. Tourism Minister Ananda Prasad Pokharel:

   They had already paid the money as royalty to climb but could not complete their mission due to the earthquake.

3. Sir Dennis Hamilton:

   Having so-called "blue-blood" does not automatically mean that person has class. It just means somewhere down the road someone in their family was once someone of note. It's been my experience that blue-bloods and real nobility and royalty never mix. (Or at least they do not mix well.)

4. Douglas Silver:

   While the classical mineral royalty and streaming companies are tight on funds, you're going to see private equity and other investment type groups step up to the plate.

5. Virginia Roberts:

   I just couldn't believe it, i couldn't believe that even royalty were involved.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=royalty
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Royalty
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=royalty
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royalty
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/royalty
7. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html