royalty

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see also: Royalty

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ˈɹɔɪəlti/

Noun

royalty

1. The rank, status, power or authority of a monarch.
2. People of royal rank, plus their families, treated as a group.
3. 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.
4. The payment received by an owner of real property for exploitation of mineral rights in the property.
5. (by extension) Payment made to a writer, composer, inventor etc for the sale or use of intellectual property, invention etc.
6. (figuratively) Someone in a privileged position.
7. (poker, slang) A king and a queen as a starting hand in Texas hold 'em.
8. (Scotland, historical) The bounds of a royal burgh.

Translations

• French: règne
• Portuguese: realeza
• Russian: ца́рственность
• Spanish: realeza

Translations

• Portuguese: realeza
• Russian: королевский

Translations

• French: royalty, redevance
• German: Nutzungsgebühr
• Russian: ро́ялти

Translations

• German: Tantieme
• Portuguese: royalty

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Royalty

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Proper noun

1. Surname

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