the Week of Proper 3 / Ordinary 8
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Royalty
Webster's Dictionary
or (1):
(n.) The person of a king or sovereign; majesty; as, in the presence of royalty.
(2):
(n.) The state of being royal; the condition or quality of a royal person; kingship; kingly office; sovereignty.
(3):
(n.) 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.
(4):
(n.) Domain; province; sphere.
(5):
(n.) 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.
(6):
(n.) Kingliness; spirit of regal authority.
(7):
(n.) An emblem of royalty; - usually in the plural, meaning regalia.
(8):
(n.) A share of the product or profit (as of a mine, forest, etc.), reserved by the owner for permitting another to use the property.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Royalty'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/r/royalty.html. 1828.
