Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun royalty

2 senses of royalty

Sense 1
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")
       => payment -- (a sum of money paid or a claim discharged)

Sense 2
royalty, royal family, royal line, royal house -- (royal persons collectively; "the wedding was attended by royalty")
       => house -- (aristocratic family line; "the House of York")