royalty

1 payment to the holder of a patent or copyright or resource for the right to use their property; "he received royalties on his book"

2 royal persons collectively; "the wedding was attended by royalty" [syn: royal family, royal line, royal house]

English

Pronunciation

Noun

1. a monarchs or other people of royal rank, plus their families, treated as a group
2. the rank, status, power or authority of a monarch
3. 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
4. The payment received by an owner of real property for exploitation of mineral rights on his property.
5. In the context of "by extension": payment made to a writer, composer, inventor etc for the sale or use of intellectual property, invention etc.
6. In the context of "poker|slang": A king and a queen as a starting hand in Texas hold 'em

References

• Weisenberg, Michael (2000) The Official Dictionary of Poker. MGI/Mike Caro University. ISBN 978-1880069523

Royalty may refer to:

• A royal family (by extension the ruling house of any monarchy, regardless of the title), or one or more of its members
• Royalties, the payment made (originally to the licensing crown) for a concession of commercial value (e.g. mining rights) or to the owner of a copyright, patent, trademark or know-how for its use
• Royalty Records, a record label

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