royalty
noun
roy·al·ty ˈrȯi(-ə)l-tē 
plural royalties
1
a
: royal status or power : sovereignty
b
: 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
3
a
: persons of royal lineage
b
: a person of royal rank
how to address royalties
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: 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
Synonyms
- augustness
- kingliness
- majesty
- stateliness
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Example Sentences
It was an honor and a privilege to dine with royalty. On our wedding day, we were treated like royalty.
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Etymology
Middle English roialte, from Anglo-French realté, roialté, from real
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Kids Definition
royalty
noun
roy·al·ty ˈrȯi-əl-tē
plural 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
Legal Definition
royalty
noun
roy·al·ty
plural royalties
1
: a right delegated (as to an individual or corporation) by a sovereign
2
a
: 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
royalty
noun
1
as in majesty
a dignified bearing or appearance befitting someone of royal status she has an air of royalty that belies her humble origins Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- majesty
- nobility
- dignity
- kingliness
- elegance
- stateliness
- augustness
- nobleness
- magnanimity
- pompousness
- grace
- grandeur
- haughtiness
- pomposity
- lordliness
- magnificence
- greatness
- resplendence
- splendor
- grandness
- resplendency
- impressiveness
- splendidness
- gloriousness
- high-mindedness
- poise
- class
2
as in aristocracy
individuals carefully selected as being the best of a class a political fund-raiser attended by the royalty of the Hollywood scene Synonyms & Similar Words
- aristocracy
- best
- elite
- top
- society
- flower
- elect
- priesthood
- cream
- nobility
- prime
- pink
- pride
- illuminati
- upper crust
- choice
- fat
- A-list
- quality
- cream of the crop
- corps d'elite
- establishment
- crème de la crème
- Hall of Fame
- gentry
- pick
- upper class
- caviar
- top drawer
- caviare
- who's who
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- commoners
- masses
- millions
- multitude
- herd
- mob
- unwashed
- hoi polloi
- rank and file