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| ryot [ r ət ] (plural ryots) |
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S Asian small farmer: in South Asia, a subsistence farmer who owns or rents a small piece of land
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| [Early 17th century. Via Persian and Urdu< Arabic ra'īyya(t) 'subjects', literally 'herd, flock' < ra'ā 'pasture'] |
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