Royalty Meaning
/ˈɹɔɪəlti/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounThe rank, status, power or authority of a monarch.
nounPeople of royal rank, plus their families, treated as a group.
Sentence Examples
Intel gets a huge royalty from the invention.
The Kennedys were the closest thing that America has ever had to royalty.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The author earned a 10% ____ on each book sold based on net profits.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The author earned significant ____ payments each time her bestselling novel was reprinted.
Word Origin & History
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.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Wolferton was an important station on the Kings Lynn-Hunstanton line, which closed in 1969. As the station was convenient for the Sandringham estate, it was regularly patronised by royalty, and royal retiring rooms were provided."
— 2022 December 14, Robin Leleux, “A royal occasion as heritage projects honoured: Wolferton”, in RAIL, number 972, page 61:
"Until the total of advances in that contract has been earned out by royalties from any or all books in that contract, the author will not receive additional royalties."
— 2014, Richard Curtis, Mastering the Business of Writing:
"England will have another manager for the next World Cup, Hodgson’s reign will be defined by a result comparable to losing to the United States in the 1950 World Cup and the now-familiar inquest will begin again in a country that likes to see itself as football royalty."
— 2016 June 27, Daniel Taylor, “England humiliated as Iceland knock them out of Euro 2016”, in The Guardian, London:
"The Biden large-donor scene, where Mr. Katzenberg is treated as royalty himself, has been devastated since Mr. Biden’s debate performance two weeks ago."
— 2024 July 11, Theodore Schleifer, Jacob Bernstein, Reid J. Epstein, “How Biden Lost George Clooney and Hollywood”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The author earned a 10% ____ on each book sold based on net profits.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The author earned significant ____ payments each time her bestselling novel was reprinted.