RYOT

ryot. Ryot, n. a renter of land in India, who has a permanent lease, at a fixed rent

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Ry″ot (rī″ŏt), n. [[Ar. & Hind. ra'iyat, the same word as ra'iyah, a subject, tenant, peasant. See Rayah.]] A peasant or cultivator of the soil. The Indian ryot and the Egyptian fellah work for less pay than any other laborers in the world. The Nation.