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royalty
[roi-uhl-tee]
noun
plural
royaltiesroyal persons collectively.
royal status, dignity, or power; sovereignty.
to be elevated to royalty.
a person of royal lineage; member of a royal family.
Archaic.royalties, prerogatives, rights, or symbolic emblems of a king, queen, or other sovereign.
a royal domain; kingdom; realm.
character or quality proper to or befitting a sovereign; nobility.
the most well-known and admired member or members of a particular field or category.
Her parents are Hollywood royalty. The brand is royalty among champagnes.
a compensation or portion of the proceeds paid to the owner of a right, as a patent or oil or mineral right, for the use of it.
an agreed portion of the income from a work paid to its author, composer, etc., usually a percentage of the retail price of each copy sold.
a royal right, as over minerals, granted by a sovereign to a person or corporation.
the payment made for such a right.
royalty
/ ˈɔɪəɪ /
noun
the rank, power, or position of a king or queen
royal persons collectively
one who belongs to the royal family
any quality characteristic of a monarch; kingliness or regal dignity
a percentage of the revenue from the sale of a book, performance of a theatrical work, use of a patented invention or of land, etc, paid to the author, inventor, or proprietor
royalty
A payment made for some right or privilege, as when a publisher pays a royalty to an author for the author's granting the publisher the right to sell the author's book.
Other 51Թ Forms
- nonroyalty noun
- preroyalty noun
51Թ History and Origins
Example Sentences
Meta also unsuccessfully tried to obtain a license for Eminem’s songs as part of negotiations with the digital music royalty company Audiam even though the firm didn’t have the authority to give them that license.
“People always referred to Linda as sitcom royalty, and we quickly found out that that was true.”
Madder accuses JYP of underpaying her and failing to deliver promised royalties and a share of the revenue from the group.
The artist still earns royalties, but controlling the masters offers protection over how the work is used in future.
But she’s now honed her stagecraft to be on par with any pop royalty.
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