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Antonyms for royalties

Grammar : Noun
Spell : roi-uh l-tee
Phonetic Transcription : ˈrɔɪ əl ti

Definition of royalties

Origin :
  • c.1400, "office or position of a sovereign," also "magnificence," from or modeled on Old French roialte (12c., Modern French royauté), from Vulgar Latin *regalitatem (nominative *regalitas), from Latin regalis (see royal). Sense of "prerogatives or rights granted by a sovereign to an individual or corporation" is from late 15c. From that evolved more general senses, such as "payment to a landowner for use of a mine" (1839), and ultimately "payment to an author, composer, etc." for sale or use of his or her work (1857). Cf. realty.
  • noun sovereignty
  • noun nobility
Example sentences :
  • Other royalties were present in person or by their representatives.
  • Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook
  • I don't know why I never thought of royalties since Daddy went.
  • Extract from : « Her Father's Daughter » by Gene Stratton-Porter
  • It'll take all the royalties you'll receive to pay off this score!
  • Extract from : « Changing Winds » by St. John G. Ervine
  • They were Philip's royalties, with which he adorned himself when he sat in state.
  • Extract from : « King Philip » by John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot) Abbott
  • Royalties were to be paid on a sliding scale, and, from the very first, they were large.
  • Extract from : « Cap'n Warren's Wards » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • We have had these royalties for more than three hundred years.
  • Extract from : « Luttrell Of Arran » by Charles James Lever
  • "The surnames of royalties don't matter, Monseigneur," she said, with a flourish.
  • Extract from : « The Wit and Humor of America, Volume X (of X) » by Various
  • Royalties were quite as much in her line as they were in the Crown Prince's.
  • Extract from : « Long Live the King » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
  • "Royalties may not abdicate," fell as a warning from pretty lips.
  • Extract from : « The Picture of Dorian Gray » by Oscar Wilde
  • And if any royalties should come from the sale of my book, what then?
  • Extract from : « Old Ebenezer » by Opie Read

Synonyms for royalties

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