词典释义：
[mass noun] people of royal blood or status
王族
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diplomats, heads of state, and royalty shared tables at the banquet .外交官、国家领导人和王族共同出席了盛宴。
a member of a royal family
王族成员
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she swept by as if she were royalty .她昂首阔步地走过，仿佛自己是王室成员似的。
the status or power of a king or queen
王位；王权；王威
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the brilliance of her clothes, her jewels, all revealed her royalty .她光彩夺目的衣着和珠宝彰显了她的君主地位。
a sum paid to a patentee for the use of a patent or to an author or composer for each copy of a book sold or for each public performance of a work
（专利权的）使用费；（著作的）版税；特许使用费。
a royal right (now especially over minerals) granted by the sovereign to an individual or corporation
（国王授予个人或公司的）权利（尤指矿山开采权）。
a payment made by a producer of minerals, oil, or natural gas to the owner of the site or of the mineral rights over it
（矿山、石油或天然气的）开采权使用费，矿区租用费。
"late Middle English： from Old French
