Examples of “royalty” in a Sentence

noun Kings, queens, and their families, considered as a group.

• Royalty from across Europe gathered for the coronation.
• Crowds waited outside the palace to see members of royalty arrive.
• The museum has portraits of royalty from many centuries ago.

noun A payment made to someone for the ongoing use of their work, invention, or property, such as a book, song, or oil field.

• The author earns a royalty on every copy of the book sold.
• The oil company pays the landowner a royalty for drilling rights.
• The singer receives a royalty every time her song is played on the radio.