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Webster 1913 Edition
Royalty
Roy′al-ty
,Noun.
pl.
Royalties
(#)
. 1.
The state of being royal; the condition or quality of a royal person; kingship; kingly office; sovereignty.
Royalty
by birth was the sweetest way of majesty. Holyday.
2.
The person of a king or sovereign; majesty;
as, in the presence of
. royalty
For thus his
royalty
doth speak. Shakespeare
3.
An emblem of royalty; – usually in the plural, meaning regalia.
[Obs.]
Wherefore do I assume
These
These
royalties
, and not refuse to reign? Milton.
4.
Kingliness; spirit of regal authority.
In his
Reigns that which would be fear’d.
royalty
of natureReigns that which would be fear’d.
Shakespeare
5.
Domain; province; sphere.
Sir W. Scott.
6.
That which is due to a sovereign, as a seigniorage on gold and silver coined at the mint, metals taken from mines, etc.; the tax exacted in lieu of such share; imperiality.
7.
A share of the product or profit (as of a mine, forest, etc.), reserved by the owner for permitting another to use the property.
8.
Hence
(Com.)
, a duty paid by a manufacturer to the owner of a patent or a copyright at a certain rate for each article manufactured; or, a percentage paid to the owner of an article by one who hires the use of it. Webster 1828 Edition
Royalty
ROY'ALTY
,Noun.
1.
Kingship; the character, state or office of a king.Royalty by birth was the sweetest way of majesty.
2.
Royalties, plu. emblems of royalty; regalia.3.
Rights of a king; prerogatives.