ROYALTY

n. 1 queenship, kingship, royal house or line or family, sovereignty Royalty does have its privileges, doesn't it? 2 percentage, commission, share, payment, compensation He receives a royalty every time his song is played or sung commercially, anywhere in the world 3 nobility, nobles, peerage, Colloq Brit royals It is ironic that Americans are more impressed than the British with royalty