ROYALTY
\ɹˈɔ͡ɪə͡lti], \ɹˈɔɪəlti], \ɹ_ˈɔɪ_əl_t_i]\
Definitions of ROYALTY
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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By Princeton University
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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The person of a king or sovereign; majesty; as, in the presence of royalty.
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Kingliness; spirit of regal authority.
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Domain; province; sphere.
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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.
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A share of the product or profit (as of a mine, forest, etc.), reserved by the owner for permitting another to use the property.
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An emblem of royalty; - usually in the plural, meaning regalia.
By Oddity Software
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The person of a king or sovereign; majesty; as, in the presence of royalty.
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Kingliness; spirit of regal authority.
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Domain; province; sphere.
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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.
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A share of the product or profit (as of a mine, forest, etc.), reserved by the owner for permitting another to use the property.
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An emblem of royalty; - usually in the plural, meaning regalia.
By Noah Webster.
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The state, station, birth, etc., of a king; person of a king or of one of sovereign rank; persons of sovereign rank collectively; kingly nature or quality; a tax paid to the crown, as a percentage of gold or silver mined, etc.; hence, a share of the product or profit (as of a mine, etc.) claimed by the owner for permitting another to use the property; a percentage paid to an inventor or author for the use of a patent or copyright.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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Kingship: the character, state, or office of a king: majesty: the person of the king or sovereign: in England the fixed sum paid to the crown or other proprietor, as on the produce of a mine, etc.: in U. S. a sum paid to the owner of a patent, copyright or other property in consideration of the right to make or use the article within certain limitations: kingdom.
By Daniel Lyons
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Character, state, or office of a king; a king; right or privilege of a king; percentage paid to the holder of a patent, copyright, &c., for privilege of using or selling.
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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Regal authority; royal persons collectively.
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A share of proceeds paid, as to an author or inventor, by those using his work or invention.
By James Champlin Fernald
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n. [French] State of being royal; kingship; kingly office;- the person of a king or sovereign;— rights of a king;- royal prerogative;— kingdom; domain: province; sphere;- a tax or duty paid to the crown or government, as on the produce of a mine:—hence, a duty paid by one who uses the patent of another, at a certain rate for each article manufactured; or a percentage paid to the owner of an article or privilege by one who hires the use of it;— pl. Royalies, emblems of kingly authority; regalia;— the bounds of a royal burgh.
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