Word: royalty
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: roy
al
ty
Definition: The payment received by an owner of real property for exploitation of mineral rights in the property.
Morphemes:
Affix: royal
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: In auction bridge, a royal spade.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: rēx
Language: la
Decoded: rex
Meaning: king
Affix: -ālis
Language: la
Decoded: -alis
Meaning: -al
Affix: -ty
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form a noun from an adjective; especially, to form the noun referring to the state, property, or quality of conforming to the adjective's description.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -tātem
Language: la
Decoded: -tatem
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forms action nouns from verbs.