ryot

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A farmer or tiller of the soil. India
    — 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.

词形变化

ryots plural raiyot alternative riat alternative

词源

17th century. From Hindi रैयत (raiyat, “peasant”), from Urdu رعیت (ra'iyat, “peasant”), from Classical Persian رَعِیَّت (ra'iyyat, “population, peasants”), from Arabic رَعِيَّة (raʕiyya, “flock, herd”).
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