Royalty | Mean of royalty in English Dictionary

/ˈrojəlti/

• Noun
• members of a royal family
1. It was an honor and a privilege to dine with royalty.
2. On our wedding day, we were treated like royalty.
• an amount of money that is paid to the original creator of a product, book, or piece of music based on how many copies have been sold
1. After he died, his family continued to collect royalties on/from his books.
2. The book has earned $40,000 in royalties.
3. royalty checks/payments for artists
• an amount of money that is paid by a mining or oil company to the owner of the land the company is using
1. The company pays royalties to the government for drilling rights.