- royalty - payment to the holder of a patent or copyright or resource for the right to use their property; "he received royalties on his book"
--1 is a kind of payment
- royalty, royal family, royal line, royal house - royal persons collectively; "the wedding was attended by royalty"
--2 is a kind of house
--2 has members:
--2 has particulars:Highness; king, male monarch; prince; princess; queen, queen regnant, female monarch; queen - royalty, royal family, royal line, royal house - royal persons collectively; "the wedding was attended by royalty"