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Webster 1913 Edition

Ryot

Ry′ot

(rī′ŏt)
,
Noun.
[Ar. & Hind.
ra’iyat
, the same word as
ra'iyah
, a subject, tenant, peasant. See
Rayah
.]
A peasant or cultivator of the soil.
[India]
The Indian
ryot
and the Egyptian fellah work for less pay than any other laborers in the world.
The Nation.

Webster 1828 Edition

Ryot

RY'OT

,
Noun.
In Hindoostan, a renter of land by a lease which is considered as perpetual, and at a rate fixed by ancient surveys and valuations.

Definition 2024

ryot

ryot

English

Noun

ryot ‎(plural ryots)

  1. A farmer or tiller of the soil.

Usage notes

The word does not find a place in several modern dictionaries, but is still used by general media, especially on the Indian sub-continent.

References

  • ryot in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

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