royalty — members of a royal family
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: members of a royal family
Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈrɔɪəlti/
Korean meaning: 왕족, 황족
Korean pronunciation: **로이**얼티
Example Sentences
- My cat thinks he's royalty and demands to be fed from a crystal bowl.
- The musician earned substantial royalty from his hit song that became a viral meme.
- She was treated like royalty at the hotel, even though she just booked the cheapest room.
royalty
NOUN//ˈrɔɪəlti//
members of a royal family
💡 Concept
members of a royal family
🎵 Rhyme
True royalty demands loyalty, even with penalty!
🎤Pronunciation
🇺🇸 US/ˈrɔɪəlti/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈrɔɪəlti/
🌳Etymology
Rootroyal
Suffix--ty
Origin
중세 프랑스어 'roialte'에서 유래되었으며, 이는 'roial(왕의)'에 추상명사 접미사 '-ty'가 결합된 형태입니다. 왕의 권위와 지위를 나타내는 개념에서 시작되어, 현대에는 지적재산권 사용료까지 의미가 확장되었습니다.
🎵Rhyme
loyaltypenaltynovelty
loyalty
penalty
novelty
🔗Collocations
royalty payment
royalty rate
royalty agreement
British royalty
royalty income
treat like royalty
📝Examples
😄 Fun example
“My cat thinks he's royalty and demands to be fed from a crystal bowl.”
“The musician earned substantial royalty from his hit song that became a viral meme.”
😄 Fun example
“She was treated like royalty at the hotel, even though she just booked the cheapest room.”
“The inventor signed a royalty deal that made him wealthy beyond his dreams.”
📚Related Words
Synonyms
monarchynobilityaristocracycommissionfee
Antonyms
commonerpeasantryfree
Related
royalregalmajesticcopyrightpatentlicense
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