ryot
ryot
Definition
ryot (rī′ət)
noun
in India, a peasant or tenant farmer
Etymology: Hindi raiyat < Ar raʼīya, flock, herd
ryot
Usage Examples
Converse of subject
- pay: When moderate however, it is considered legal, and then forms another labor rent, paid by the ryot himself.
Modifies a noun
- rent: Ryot rents have no tendency to change; they have existed in India from the time of the Greeks: probably much longer.
