6. That which is due to a sovereign, as a seigniorage on gold and
silver coined at the mint, metals taken from mines, etc.; the tax
exacted in lieu of such share; imperiality.
7. A share of the product or profit (as of a mine, forest, etc.),
reserved by the owner for permitting another to use the property.
8. Hence (Com.), a duty paid by a manufacturer to the owner of a patent
or a copyright at a certain rate for each article manufactured; or, a
percentage paid to the owner of an article by one who hires the use of
it.
Royne (roin), v. t. [F. rogner, OF. rooignier, to clip, pare, scare,
fr. L. rotundus round See Rotund.] To bite; to gnaw. [Written also
roin.] [Obs.] Spenser.
Royn"ish, a. [F. rogneux, from rogne scab, mange, itch.] Mangy; scabby;
hence, mean; paltry; troublesome. [Written also roinish.] [Obs.] "The
roynish clown." Shak.
{ Roys"ter (?), Roys"ter*er (?) }, n. same as Roister, Roisterer.
Roys"ton crow` (?). [So called from Royston, a town in England.]
(Zoöl.) See Hooded crow, under Hooded.
Roy"te*let (?), n. [F. roitelet, dim. of roi king.] A little king.
[Archaic] Heylin. Bancroft.
Roy"tish (?), a. [Prob. for riotish, from riot, like Scot. roytous for
riotous.] Wild; irregular. [Obs.]
Rub (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Rubbed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Rubbing.]
[Probably of Celtic origin; cf. W. rhwbiaw, gael. rub.] 1. To subject
(a body) to the action of something moving over its surface with
pressure and friction, especially to the action of something moving
back and forth; as, to rub the flesh with the hand; to rub wood with
sandpaper.
It shall be expedient, after that body is cleaned, to rub the body
with a coarse linen cloth.
Sir T. Elyot.
2. To move over the surface of (a body) with pressure and friction; to
graze; to chafe; as, the boat rubs the ground.
3. To cause (a body) to move with pressure and friction along a
surface; as, to rub the hand over the body.
Two bones rubbed hard against one another.
Arbuthnot.