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Definition: Ryot
Ryot
\Ry"ot\ (r[imac]"[o^]t), 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]
[1913 Webster]
The Indian ryot and the Egyptian fellah work for less
pay than any other laborers in the world. --The Nation.
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