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Webster 1913 Edition

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(rā′yȧ or rä′yȧ)

Noun.

[Ar.

ra’iyah

a herd, a subject, fr.

ra'a

to pasture, guard.]

A person not a Mohammedan, who pays the capitation tax.

[Turkey.]

rayah ‎(plural rayahs)

↑ "rayah." The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2008.