The members of royal families are sometimes referred to as royalty.
双语例句
例：
Royalty and government leaders from all around the world are gathering in Japan.
来自世界各国的王室和政府首脑们正聚集在日本。
2.?[PL 复数] 版税
Royalties are payments made to authors and musicians when their work is sold or performed. They usually receive a fixed percentage of the profits from these sales or performances.
双语例句
例：
I lived on about $5,000 a year from the royalties on my book.
我靠每年大约5000美元的出书版税生活。
3.?[C 可数名词] （发明、创意或财产等的）使用费
Payments made to someone whose invention, idea, or property is used by a commercial company can be referred to as royalties.
双语例句
例：
The royalties enabled the inventor to re-establish himself in business.