\Roy"al*ty\, n.; pl. {Royalties}. [OF. roialt['e],
royault['e], F. royaut['e]. See {Royal}, and cf. {Regality}.]
1. The state of being royal; the condition or quality of a
   royal person; kingship; kingly office; sovereignty.
         Royalty by birth was the sweetest way of majesty.
                                               --Holyday.
2. The person of a king or sovereign; majesty; as, in the
   presence of royalty.
         For thus his royalty doth speak.      --Shak.
3. An emblem of royalty; -- usually in the plural, meaning
   regalia. [Obs.]
         Wherefore do I assume These royalties, and not
         refuse to reign?                      --Milton.
4. Kingliness; spirit of regal authority.
         In his royalty of nature Reigns that which would be
         fear'd.                               --Shak.
5. Domain; province; sphere. --Sir W. Scott.
6. 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.
7. A share of the product or profit (as of a mine, forest,
   etc.), reserved by the owner for permitting another to use
   the property.
8. 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.