\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]

      The Indian ryot and the Egyptian fellah work for less
      pay than any other laborers in the world. --The Nation.