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royalty

UK/ˈɹɔɪəlti/ US/ˈrɔɪʌlti/ fairly common slang

noun

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”
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Origin

From Middle English royaltee, roialtee, royalte, from Old French roialté, roiauté, realté (compare earlier Old French realted (“realm, kingdom”)), from Vulgar Latin *rēgālitās, from Latin rēgālis, equivalent to royal + -ty. Doublet of regality.

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