What is another word for royalty?
Royalty has a number of different meanings, and there are different synonyms for each one. Most generally,
royalty refers to royal people collectively. The
royalty of a specific place is often referred to as the
monarchy. A
metonym for
royalty is
the crown. Individual members of the
royalty can be called
royals. Sometimes,
royalty refers to a specific
royal family.
Royalty is sometimes used in a
metaphorical sense. When we say someone is
treated like royalty, we mean they are given the most luxurious and deferential treatment, as if they were a king or queen. To be
treated like royalty is to be
catered to, indulged, pampered, or
spoiled. Sometimes,
royalty is used in a
figurative sense to refer to a very important person or people in a particular arena, especially a public one like politics or show business, as in
She’s fashion royalty. Such people can be referred to as
A-list celebrities, A-listers, VIPs, and
luminaries. Another much different meaning of
royalty refers to a payment made in a business arrangement, such as the kind that a creator receives when their work is purchased or used in some way (like when a music streaming service pays a record company each time a song is played and a percentage of that payment goes to the artist). These
royalties are also called
royalty payments. Traditionally, they come in the form of
royalty checks. Creators who get
royalties are said to get a
percentage (of the profits).
What are the names for royalty?
There are all kinds of different words for different members of a royal family. Well-known royal positions include
queen, king, prince, and
princess. The reigning monarch can be called the
sovereign. Queen consort refers to the wife of a reigning king. A
queen dowager (or
dowager queen) is the widow of a king. A
queen mother is a queen dowager whose child is the reigning monarch. A
regent is someone who reigns in the absence of the actual monarch, such as when the monarch dies and a child inherits the throne but is too young to rule. A
crown prince is a male
heir apparent (the next in line for the throne). The term
crown princess can refer to the female heir to the throne or to the wife of the crown prince.
How do you use royalty in a sentence?
Royalty commonly refers collectively to members of royal families, but it can be used in many other ways, including to refer to people who are especially important and respected in a certain field. Here are some examples of
royalty in a sentence:
- The lives of royalty may seem glamorous, but I’d never want to be under a microscope like that.
- When we got to the resort, they treated us like royalty.
- She comes from a family of actors considered Hollywood royalty.
