ryot

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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.
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