Royalty

/ˈroi(ə)ltē/

noun

1. a member of the monarchy

There’s no royalty in America, so people deify actors.
– Joseph Gordon-Levitt (1981 – )

2. a payment to the owner for the use of copyrighted material

Now my only income is a few royalty cheques from my books.
– Bobby Fischer (1943 – 2008)