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Royalty

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Noun

1. royalty

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

Example Sentences:
'he received royalties on his book'

2. royal family, royal house, royal line, royalty

royal persons collectively

Example Sentences:
'the wedding was attended by royalty'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Royalty

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noun plural -ties
1. 
the rank, power, or position of a king or queen
2. 
a. 
royal persons collectively
b. 
one who belongs to the royal family
3. 
any quality characteristic of a monarch; kingliness or regal dignity
4. 
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

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Royalty

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nounWord forms: plural ˈroyalties
1. 
the rank, status, or power of a king or queen; royal position, dignity, etc.; sovereignty
2. 
a royal person or, collectively, royal persons
3.  Archaic
a royal domain or realm; kingdom
4. 
royal quality or character; nobility, magnanimity, etc.
5.  [usually pl.]; Archaic
a right, privilege, or prerogative of a monarch
6.  Rare
a. 
a royal right, as over some natural resource, granted by a monarch to a person, corporation, etc.
b. 
payment for such a right
7. 
a. 
a share of the proceeds or product paid to the owner of a right, as a patent, for permission to use it or operate under it
b. 
such a share paid to one from whom lands rich in oil or minerals are leased
c. 
a share of proceeds, usually a specified percentage, paid for the work of an author, composer, etc. by the publisher

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Royalty

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n. pl. roy·al·ties
1.
a. A person of royal rank or lineage.
b. Monarchs and their families considered as a group.
2. The lineage or rank of a monarch.
3. The power, status, or authority of a monarch.
4. Royal quality or bearing.
5. A kingdom or possession ruled by a monarch.
6. A right or prerogative of the crown, as that of receiving a percentage of the proceeds from mines in the royal domain.
7.
a. The granting of a right by a monarch to a corporation or an individual to exploit specified natural resources.
b. The payment for such a right.
8.
a. A share paid to a writer or composer out of the proceeds resulting from the sale or performance of his or her work.
b. A share in the proceeds paid to an inventor or a proprietor for the right to use his or her invention or services.
9. A share of the profit or product reserved by the grantor, especially of an oil or mining lease. Also called override.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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