·noun Domain; province; sphere.
II. Royalty ·noun Kingliness; spirit of regal authority.
III. Royalty ·noun An emblem of royalty;
— usually in the plural, meaning regalia.
IV. Royalty ·noun The person of a king or sovereign; majesty; as, in the presence of royalty.
V. Royalty ·noun The state of being royal; the condition or quality of a royal person; kingship; kingly office; sovereignty.
VI. Royalty ·noun A share of the product or profit (as of a mine, forest, ·etc.), reserved by the owner for permitting another to use the property.
VII. Royalty ·noun 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.
VIII. Royalty ·noun 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.