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10 Language-to-English DictionariesKönigtum
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /ˈkøːnɪkˌtuːm/
"Die Mitglieder des Königtums nahmen an der Feier teil."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
People of royal blood or status, such as kings, queens, princes, and princesses.
"Several members of foreign royalty attended the grand coronation ceremony." - 2
A sum of money paid to a patentee, author, or composer for the use of a patent or copyrighted work, or to an owner for the right to extract minerals.
"The successful author receives hefty royalties on every copy of the book sold."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old French word 'roialté', which traces back to the Medieval Latin 'regalitas', meaning regal or royal status. Over time, the semantic scope expanded from denoting the state or quality of being royal to also describe a payment made to an author, inventor, or proprietor for the right to use their property.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Royalty" is said worldwide
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royauté
Transliteration: /ʁwa.jo.te/
"La reine représente la royauté dans ce pays."
Königtum
Transliteration: /ˈkøːnɪkˌtuːm/
"Die Mitglieder des Königtums nahmen an der Feier teil."
famiglia reale
Transliteration: /faˈmiʎ.ʎa reˈa.le/
"La famiglia reale ha visitato la città ieri."
realeza
Transliteration: /re.aˈle.sa/
"Los miembros de la realeza asistieron al evento."
realeza
Transliteration: /ʁe.aˈle.zɐ/
"A realeza britânica atraiu muitos turistas."
शाही परिवार
Transliteration: shahi parivar
"शाही परिवार के सदस्य समारोह में मौजूद थे।"
皇室
Transliteration: huángshì
"英国皇室受到了民众的热烈欢迎。"
왕실
Transliteration: wangsil
"왕실 가족들이 궁전에 모였습니다."
皇族
Transliteration: kōzoku
"多くの皇族が式典に参加しました。"
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