Roy"al*ty (?), n.; pl.
Royalties (#). [OF. roialté,
royaulté, F. royauté. See Royal,
and cf. Regality.] 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.
Shak.
3. An emblem of royalty; -- usually in the
plural, meaning regalia. [Obs.]
Wherefore do I assume
These royalties, and not refuse to reign?
Milton.
4. Kingliness; spirit of regal
authority.
In his royalty of nature
Reigns that which would be fear'd.
Shak.
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.
Roy"al*ty (?), n.; pl.
Royalties (#). [OF. roialté,
royaulté, F. royauté. See Royal,
and cf. Regality.] 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.
Shak.
3. An emblem of royalty; -- usually in the
plural, meaning regalia. [Obs.]
Wherefore do I assume
These royalties, and not refuse to reign?
Milton.
4. Kingliness; spirit of regal
authority.
In his royalty of nature
Reigns that which would be fear'd.
Shak.
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.
