royaltynoun
uk/ˈrɔɪ.əl.ti/us/ˈrɔɪ.əl.t̬i/royalty noun (RULERS)
[ U, + sing/pl verb ] the people who belong to the family of a king and queen:
She believes she's related to royalty.
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- Her father is descended from Greek royalty.
- Wherever there is royalty, there are always hangers-on.
- This also gave him the opportunity to rub shoulders with royalty.
- This has long been the haunt of royalty.
- We were treated like royalty.
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Royalty, aristocracy & titles
- accession
- archduke
- aristocracy
- aristocrat
- baron
- ennoble
- er
- esquire
- grace
- hereditary peer
- monarchist
- Mr
- Mrs
- nobility
- noble
- sheikh
- sire
- sovereign
- squire
- sultan
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royalty noun (PAYMENT)
[ C usually plural ] a payment made to writers, people who have invented things, owners of property, etc. every time their books, devices, land, etc. are bought or used by others
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Earning money
- bank
- base pay
- be quids in idiom
- black money
- blast
- bread
- bread and butter
- breadwinner
- bring sth in
- danger money
- draw
- earn
- fundraiser
- honorarium
- hustle
- income
- money for old rope idiom
- payday
- strike pay
- venal
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