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| roy·al·ty [ róy əltee ] (plural roy·al·ties) |
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1. royal person or people: a king, queen, or other member of a monarch's family, or members of a royal family generally
  an adviser to royalty and prime ministers
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2. royal person's status: the status or authority of a king, queen, or other member of a monarch's family
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3. percentage of income paid to creator: a percentage of the income from a book, piece of music, or invention that is paid to the author, composer, or inventor
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often used in the plural
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still living on the royalties from her first novel
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4. mining company's payment to landowner: money paid to a landowner by a company taking minerals, oil, or gas from his or her land
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often used in the plural
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