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riat

riat is the alternative form of ryot.

Meaning of ryot

Noun

ryot (plural ryots)

  1. (India) A farmer or tiller of the soil.
    • We have seen, however, how the condition arose, namely, that the Government at first half-intended to make a permanent settlement direct with the ryots, but subsequently altered its intention and devolved this duty upon the zemindars.1874, J. Westland, A Report on the District of Jessore: Its Antiquities, Its History, and Its Commerce

Forms of riat

pluralriats

Questions about riat

What is riat the alternative form of?
Riat is the alternative form of ryot.

Words near riat in the dictionary

  1. riant
  2. riante
  3. riantly
  4. rias
  5. Riases
  6. riat
  7. riata
  8. riatas
  9. riats
  10. Riau
  11. Riau Islands

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