Royalty (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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noun, plural roy·al·ties.
  1. royal persons collectively.
  2. royal status, dignity, or power; sovereignty: to be elevated to royalty.
  3. a person of royal lineage; member of a royal family.
  4. prerogatives, rights, or symbolic emblems of a king, queen, or other sovereign.
  5. a royal domain; kingdom; realm.
  6. character or quality proper to or befitting a sovereign; nobility.
  7. 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.
  8. 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.
  9. 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.
  10. a royal right, as over minerals, granted by a sovereign to a person or corporation.
  11. the payment made for such a right.
noun plural -ties
  1. the rank, power, or position of a king or queen
    • royal persons collectively
    • 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
Royalty (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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