Definition of "ryots" [ryots]

• Plural form of ryot. (noun)

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• "On dry ground the plough is used, the _ryots_, or native farm-laborers, usually planting under directions proceeding from the factory."
• "The ryots, it is said, preferred the new kinds to their own, and desire their introduction, the foreign varieties commanding a higher price in the market."
• "In Dharwar the superintendent was enabled to distribute seed in sufficient quantities to those applying for it, but found the ryots would not cultivate it on a large scale, being apprehensive of loss."