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ryot

[rahy-uht]

ry·ot

[rahy-uht]
noun (in India)
1.
a peasant.
2.
a person who holds land as a cultivator of the soil.

Origin:
1615–25; < Hindi raiyat < Persian < Arabic raʿīyah subjects, literally, flock
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Ryot is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
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ryot (ˈraɪət)
 
n
(in India) a peasant or tenant farmer
 
[C17: from Hindi ra`īyat, from Arabic ra`īyah flock, peasants, from ra`ā pasture]

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