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ryot

[ rahy-uht ]
/ ˈraɪ ət /

noun (in India)

a peasant.
a person who holds land as a cultivator of the soil.

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Origin of ryot

1615–25; <Hindi raiyat<Persian <Arabic raʿīyah subjects, literally, flock

Words nearby ryot

Ryeland, rye whiskey, Ryle, Ryobu Shinto, ryokan, ryot, Rysanek, Ryswick, Ryukyu, Ryukyuan, Ryukyu Islands
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British Dictionary definitions for ryot

ryot
/ (ˈraɪət) /

noun

(in India) a peasant or tenant farmer

Word Origin for ryot

C17: from Hindi ra`īyat, from Arabic ra`īyah flock, peasants, from ra`ā pasture
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