royalty
108
3.5
- noun
- /ˈrɔɪəlti/
:
realeza
- Europe had welcomed him and his family as interesting fugitives, fallen literary royalty of an obverse kind.
- European royalty
- symbol of royalty
- retainers of royalty
Portraiture of subjects framed by royalty of their own making.
- Portraiture of subjects framed by royalty of their own making.
- Oh my God, I can't believe actual royalty is going to talk to Harry and Meghan.
- Chicago has no royalty, no aristocracy, no walls.
- Like that just means that I'm surrounded by royalty.
- Every fairy tale realizes their parents were royalty.
- So yes, they're royalty, but royalty means nothing.
- So when that's high, generally it's the praise of royalty, gods and royalty.
- It does involve magic, revolution, royalty, romance, war.
Examples
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The grand palace was a home for royalty, hosting lavish parties and ceremonies.
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Now the truly classy places treat you like royalty no matter who you are or what you look like.
Fiction book (1999) -
Are they royalty or something?
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And maybe we will invite you to join us and live like royalty here in our lovely village.
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I mean, I knew I came from royalty and all, but I just figured everyone forgot about me.
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Today, we've got royalty on the set.
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His two uncles were being treated like royalty by men and women much older than themselves.
Fiction book (1990) -
The two couples turned and strode like royalty into the little shop.
Fiction book (2001) -
Anatomy lessons were attended by royalty, diplomats, and scientists from abroad.
Academic text (1996) -
The guests, particularly the Indians, sat dignified as royalty in the hard pews.
Fiction book (1990)
Synonyms
61
1.8
Close relatives of a king or queen who rules a country
2
4.7
A family of kings and queens who rule a country now or in the past
Idioms
- Informal
5
3.9
Give someone very special care and attention like a king or queen
How Noble
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Royalty comes from royal, which comes from an old word meaning 'king'. So royalty originally named the state of being a king or queen and now means the group of royal people, the royal family.