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# royalty

noun (royalty — uncountable; a royalty, royalties)

«royalty» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Royalty means kings, queens, princes, princesses and their families. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/royalty/#m1)
2. Royalty is the state of being royal. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/royalty/#m2)
3. (money) Royalties are payments made to writers, musicians or inventors each time their work is sold or used. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/royalty/#m3)

### In the lessons

In history lessons it is about the royal family; in everyday life and money, authors get royalties from book sales. Phrases: treated like royalty, royalty payments, pay royalties.

### Examples

- The guests were treated like royalty. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/royalty/#x1)
- Royalty lived in the castle. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/royalty/#x2)
- The author gets royalties from every book sold. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/royalty/#x3)
- Kings and queens are royalty. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/royalty/#x4)
- The singer earns royalties when songs are played. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/royalty/#x5)
- Many people love watching royalty at events. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/royalty/#x6)
- Only one sign of royalty remained to him, and that was the signet ring upon his right hand. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/royalty/#x7)

### Note

Uncountable for royal people; countable for payments (royalties). In maths problems a royalty is often a percentage of the price.

## In Jewish tradition

Jeremiah says that among all nations' kings there is none like God, who is the true King.

**Interpretation.** Tradition sees God as the true King of all kings, and this is the idea behind many prayers that call Him "King of the universe."

### Examples

- For it befitteth Thee; forasmuch as among all the wise men of the nations, and in all their royalty, there is none like unto Thee. (Prophets JER.10.7, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/royalty/#x1)

### Note

Uncountable for royal people; countable for payments (royalties). In maths problems a royalty is often a percentage of the price.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «royalty» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/royalty/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«royalty» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/royalty.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «royalty» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/royalty/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«royalty» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/royalty.html) on Mova free.