Ryot

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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]
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           The Indian ryot and the Egyptian fellah work for less


           pay than any other laborers in the world. --The Nation.
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