Loyalty
Loyalty, in general use, is a devotion and faithfulness to a nation, cause, philosophy, country, group, or person. Philosophers disagree on what can be an object of loyalty, as some argue that loyalty is strictly interpersonal and only another human being can be the object of loyalty. The definition of loyalty in law and political science is the fidelity of an individual to a nation, either one’s nation of birth, or one’s declared home nation by oath (naturalization).
Loyalty (noun)
The state of being loyal; fidelity.
Loyalty (noun)
Faithfulness or devotion to some person, cause or nation.
Royalty (noun)
The rank, status, power or authority of a monarch.
Royalty (noun)
People of royal rank, plus their families, treated as a group.
Royalty (noun)
A royal right or prerogative, such as the exploitation of a natural resource; the granting of such a right; payment received for such a right.
Royalty (noun)
The payment received by an owner of real property for exploitation of mineral rights in the property.
Royalty (noun)
Payment made to a writer, composer, inventor etc for the sale or use of intellectual property, invention etc.
Royalty (noun)
Someone in a privileged position.
Royalty (noun)
A king and a queen as a starting hand in Texas hold ’em.
Royalty (noun)
The bounds of a royal burgh.
Loyalty (noun)
the quality of being loyal
“his extreme loyalty to the Crown”
Loyalty (noun)
a strong feeling of support or allegiance
“rows with in-laws are distressing because they cause divided loyalties”
Royalty (noun)
people of royal blood or status
“diplomats, heads of state, and royalty shared tables at the banquet”
Royalty (noun)
a member of a royal family
“she swept by as if she were royalty”
Royalty (noun)
the status or power of a king or queen
“the brilliance of her clothes, her jewels, all revealed her royalty”
Royalty (noun)
the most successful, famous, or highly regarded members of a particular group
“it’s not often you meet real Hollywood royalty, let alone chat to Angelina Jolie and Dustin Hoffman in one day”
Royalty (noun)
a sum paid to a patentee for the use of a patent or to an author or composer for each copy of a book sold or for each public performance of a work
“the royalties paid to writers for recorded music”
Royalty (noun)
a royal right (now especially over minerals) granted by the sovereign to an individual or corporation.
Royalty (noun)
a payment made by a producer of minerals, oil, or natural gas to the owner of the site or of the mineral rights over it.