Ry"ot (rī"ŏt), 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.