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- pronunciation:
- roI
 l
ti
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun)
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noun |
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royalties |
| definition 1: |
a member of the family of a king or queen, or such members collectively.
Only royalty and members of the nobility owned land at this time.- similar words:
- majesty, oligarchy
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| definition 2: |
the power, right, or status of a king, queen, or other sovereign.
Royalty entitled him to special privileges.- similar words:
- crown, majesty
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| definition 3: |
character or bearing that befits a monarch or other sovereign; nobility.
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| definition 4: |
a percentage of proceeds paid to the owner of productive real property, such land for mining or oil drilling, or to the author of a book, musical composition, or the like.
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