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Royalty vs Honorary - What's the difference?

royalty | honorary |

As nouns the difference between royalty and honorary

is that royalty is the rank, status, power or authority of a monarch while honorary is an honorarium; a fee for services of no fixed value.

As an adjective honorary is

given as an honor/honour, with no duties attached, and without payment.

royalty

English

Noun

(royalties)
  • The rank, status, power or authority of a monarch.
  • People of royal rank, plus their families, treated as a group.
  • 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
  • The payment received by an owner of real property for exploitation of mineral rights on his property.
  • (by extension) payment made to a writer, composer, inventor etc for the sale or use of intellectual property, invention etc.
  • (poker, slang) A king and a queen as a starting hand in Texas hold 'em

    • References

    * Weisenberg, Michael (2000) The Official Dictionary of Poker. MGI/Mike Caro University. ISBN 978-1880069523 ----

    honorary

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Given as an honor/honour, with no duties attached, and without payment.
    • honorary degree
  • .
    • honorary citizen
    honorary consul
    honorary vice president
    honorary member of the family

    Derived terms

    * honorary authorship * honorary title * honorary trust

    Noun

    (honoraries)
  • An honorarium; a fee for services of no fixed value.
  • A kind of secret society that operates in name only, with membership given to honor some achievement.