Ryot /(rī"ŏt)/

Ry·ot

Ryot

n.

[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.

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