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Word: Royalty
Speech Type: Noun
late Middle English: from Old French roialte, from roial (see royal). The sense ‘royal right (especially over minerals’) (late 15th century) developed into the sense ‘payment made by a mineral producer to the site owner’ (mid 19th century), which was then transferred to payments for the use of patents and published materials
ˈrɔɪəlti
people of royal blood or status
Short Definition:people of royal blood or status
Examples:- diplomats, heads of state, and royalty shared tables at the banquet
a sum paid to a patentee for the use of a patent or to an author or composer for each copy of a book sold or for each public performance of a work
Short Definition:sum paid to patentee for use of patent or to author or composer for each copy of book
Examples:- the royalties paid to writers for recorded music
a royal right (now especially over minerals) granted by the sovereign to an individual or corporation.
Short Definition:royal right
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