royalty
/ˈrɔɪəltɪ; `rɔɪəltɪ/ n
1 [U] royal person or people 王室成员; 王族
in the presence of royalty 在御前
a shop patronized by royalty 王族成员光顾的商店.
2 [U] being a member of a royal family 王室成员的身分:the duties of royalty 王室成员的责任.
3 [C]
(a) sum paid to the owner of a copyright or patent, eg to an author for each copy of his book sold 版税; 专利权使用费.
(b) sum paid by a mining or oil company to the owner of the land being mined, etc （矿业或石油公司付给土地所有者的）矿区使用费
oil royalties 石油开采地使用费.