Where does “royalty” come from?
Royalty comes from Middle English royaltee, from Old French roialté, from Vulgar Latin regalitatem, from Latin regalis meaning "of a king," derived from the Proto-Indo-European root h₃reǵ- meaning "to rule."
royalty (English): The rank, status, power or authority of a...
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