royalty

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations 1.3.2 References 2 Italian 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Noun

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[edit] Etymology

From Old French roialté.

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• (UK) IPA: /ˈɹɔɪəlti/
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royalty (plural royalties)

1. The rank, status, power or authority of a monarch.
2. People of royal rank, plus their families, treated as a group.
3. A royal right or prerogative, such as the exploitation of a natural resource; the granting of such a right; payment received for such a right
4. The payment received by an owner of real property for exploitation of mineral rights on his property.
5. (by extension) payment made to a writer, composer, inventor etc for the sale or use of intellectual property, invention etc.
6. (poker, slang) A king and a queen as a starting hand in Texas hold 'em

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• Weisenberg, Michael (2000) The Official Dictionary of Poker. MGI/Mike Caro University. ISBN 978-1880069523

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English

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royalty m. inv.

1. royalty (payment)