royalty
1. [ noun ] (business) payment to the holder of a patent or copyright or resource for the right to use their property
Examples:

"he received royalties on his book"

Related terms: payment
2. [ noun ] royal persons collectively
Synonyms: royal_family royal_house royal_line
Examples:

"the wedding was attended by royalty"

Related terms: house Tudor Romanov Windsor Hohenzollern Lancaster Hapsburg Stuart Bourbon Hanover York saxe-coburg-gotha Plantagenet king queen queen prince Highness princess
3. [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 12339