Definitions for the word "royalty" from multiple English dictionaries.
1. n.
The state of being royal; the condition or quality of a royal person; kingship; kingly office; sovereignty.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
2. n.
The person of a king or sovereign; majesty; as, in the presence of royalty.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
3. n.
An emblem of royalty; -- usually in the plural, meaning regalia.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
4. n.
Kingliness; spirit of regal authority.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
5. n.
Domain; province; sphere.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
6. n.
That which is due to a sovereign, as a seigniorage on gold and silver coined at the mint, metals taken from mines, etc.; the tax exacted in lieu of such share; imperiality.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
7. n.
A share of the product or profit (as of a mine, forest, etc.), reserved by the owner for permitting another to use the property.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
8. n.
Hence (Com.), a duty paid by a manufacturer to the owner of a patent or a copyright at a certain rate for each article manufactured; or, a percentage paid to the owner of an article by one who hires the use of it.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
9. n.
(pl. -ies) 1 royal office, dignity, or power; being royal. 2 a royal persons. B member of a royal family. 3 percentage of profit from a book, public performance, patent, etc. Paid to the author etc. 4 a royal right (now esp. Over minerals) granted by the sovereign. B payment made by a producer of minerals etc. To the owner of the site etc. [french: related to *royal]
Source: Oxford English Dictionary, 1884
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