royalty
The rank, status, power or authority of a monarch.
Other meanings
People of royal rank, plus their families, treated as a group.
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.
Related words
- antiroyalty
- nonroyalty
- viceroyalty
- royalty-free
Example sentences
Word history
From Latin "rēgālis".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “royalty” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.