royalty

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   royal persons collectively

   the wedding was attended by royalty

2. 2
   noun

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

   Wolferton was an important station on the Kings Lynn-Hunstanton line, which closed in 1969. As the station was convenient for the Sandringham estate, it was regularly patronised by royalty, and royal retiring rooms were provided.

3. 3
   noun

   To make more money from a book than it cost to run an advertising campaign for it; to make enough in royalties to cover the advance a book received.

   Until the total of advances in that contract has been earned out by royalties from any or all books in that contract, the author will not receive additional royalties.

4. 4
   noun

   Someone in a privileged position.

   England will have another manager for the next World Cup, Hodgson’s reign will be defined by a result comparable to losing to the United States in the 1950 World Cup and the now-familiar inquest will begin again in a country that likes to see itself as football royalty.

5. 5
   noun

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

6. 6
   noun

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

7. 7
   noun

   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.

8. 8
   noun

   The payment received by an owner of real property for exploitation of mineral rights in the property.

Etymology

From Middle English royaltee, roialtee, royalte, from Old French roialté, roiauté, realté (compare earlier Old French realted (“realm, kingdom”)), from Vulgar Latin *rēgālitās, from Latin rēgālis, equivalent to royal + -ty. Doublet of regality.