Raiyat
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈɹaɪət/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Raiyat is a noun meaning A peasant or agricultural labourer in South Asia.
Meaning
A peasant or agricultural labourer in South Asia.
Example Sentences
They are simply the rank-and-file—the food for fever—sharing with the ryot and the plough-bullock the honor of being the plinth on which the State rests.
In Ireland Paddy makes riots, in Bengal raiyats make paddy; and in this lies the difference between the paddy of green Bengal and Paddy of the Emerald Isle.
Word Forms
- raiyats
- raiat
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include occupancy, raiyot, riat, raiyatwari, raiatwari, ricer.
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