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ryot

noun
ry·​ot
variants: or raiyat \ ˈrīət \
plural -s

Definition of ryot

: a peasant, tenant farmer, or cultivator of the soil in India

First Known Use of ryot

1625, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for ryot

Hindi raiyat, raʽīyat, from Persian, from Arabic raʽīyah flock, herd

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