royalty

royalty
royalty [roi′əl tē]
n.
pl. royalties [ME roialte < OFr < ML regalitas < L regalis,REGAL]
1. the rank, status, or power of a king or queen; royal position, dignity, etc.; sovereignty
2. a royal person or, collectively, royal persons
3. Archaic a royal domain or realm; kingdom
4. royal quality or character; nobility, magnanimity, etc.
5. [usually pl.] Archaic a right, privilege, or prerogative of a monarch
6. Rare
a) a royal right, as over some natural resource, granted by a monarch to a person, corporation, etc.
b) payment for such a right
7.
a) a share of the proceeds or product paid to the owner of a right, as a patent, for permission to use it or operate under it
b) such a share paid to one from whom lands rich in oil or minerals are leased
c) a share of proceeds, usually a specified percentage, paid for the work of an author, composer, etc. by the publisher

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