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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One of the women killed was Anjali Ryot — a 25-year-old travel blogger who had more than 42,000 Instagram followers — according to authorities in Quintana Roo, the state where Tulum is located.
From Fox News • Oct. 24, 2021
An Instagram account under the same name showed a post of Ryot lounging and smiling on a seaside pier in Tulum two days ago.
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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