Royalty vs. Nobility

Royaltynoun

The rank, status, power or authority of a monarch.

Royaltynoun

People of royal rank, plus their families, treated as a group.

Royaltynoun

A royal right or prerogative, such as the exploitation of a natural resource; the granting of such a right; payment received for such a right.

Royaltynoun

The payment received by an owner of real property for exploitation of mineral rights in the property.

Royaltynoun

(by extension) Payment made to a writer, composer, inventor etc for the sale or use of intellectual property, invention etc.

Royaltynoun

(figuratively) Someone in a privileged position.

Royaltynoun

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Royaltynoun

The bounds of a royal burgh.

Royaltynoun

The state of being royal; the condition or quality of a royal person; kingship; kingly office; sovereignty.

Royaltynoun

The person of a king or sovereign; majesty; as, in the presence of royalty.

Royaltynoun

An emblem of royalty; - usually in the plural, meaning regalia.

Royaltynoun

Kingliness; spirit of regal authority.

Royaltynoun

Domain; province; sphere.

Royaltynoun

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.

Royaltynoun

A share of the product or profit (as of a mine, forest, etc.), reserved by the owner for permitting another to use the property.

Royaltynoun

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.

Royaltynoun

payment to the holder of a patent or copyright or resource for the right to use their property;

Royaltynoun

royal persons collectively;

Royaltynoun

people of royal blood or status

Royaltynoun

a member of a royal family

Royaltynoun

the status or power of a king or queen

Royaltynoun

the most successful, famous, or highly regarded members of a particular group

Royaltynoun

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

Royaltynoun

a royal right (now especially over minerals) granted by the sovereign to an individual or corporation.

Royaltynoun

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.

Nobilitynoun

A noble or privileged social class, historically accompanied by a hereditary title; aristocracy.

Nobilitynoun

(uncountable) The quality of being noble.

Nobilitynoun

The quality or state of being noble; superiority of mind or of character; commanding excellence; eminence.

Nobilitynoun

The state of being of high rank or noble birth; patrician dignity; antiquity of family; distinction by rank, station, or title, whether inherited or conferred.

Nobilitynoun

Those who are noble; the collective body of nobles or titled persons in a state; the aristocratic and patrician class; the peerage; as, the English nobility.

Nobilitynoun

a privileged class holding hereditary titles

Nobilitynoun

the quality of being exalted in character or ideals or conduct

Nobilitynoun

the state of being of noble birth

Nobility

Nobility is a social class normally ranked immediately below royalty and found in some societies that have a formal aristocracy. Nobility has often been an estate of the realm that possessed more acknowledged privilege and higher social status than most other classes in society.