'Ryot' definitions:

Definition of 'Ryot'

From: GCIDE
  • 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. [1913 Webster]