ryot
Americannoun
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a peasant.
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a person who holds land as a cultivator of the soil.
noun
Etymology
Origin of ryot
1615–25; < Hindi raiyat < Persian < Arabic raʿīyah subjects, literally, flock
Example Sentences
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Ryot is from Himachal, India, and lived in San Jose, California, according to her social media profiles.
From Fox News • Oct. 24, 2021
Authorities in Quintana Roo, the state where Tulum, Playa del Carmen and Cancun are located, said one of the dead women was Anjali Ryot.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 22, 2021
When Arquette pitched the documentary to his friends Bryn Mooser and David Darg — co-founders of the media company Ryot — he billed it as a lighthearted adventure into the world of wrestling.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2020
The film is expected to be distributed by Ryot, recently acquired by the Huffington Post.
From Washington Post • Nov. 11, 2016
Thus, we have the arrangement— This system is called Ryot Tenure, and it exists at the present day in Turkey, Egypt, Persia, and many eastern countries; also in a somewhat altered form in British India.
From Political economy by Jevons, W. Stanley
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