RYOT Ry"ot, n. Etym: [Ar. & Hind. ra'iyat, the same word as ra'iyah, a subject, tenant, peasant. See Rayah.]
Defn: 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.
RYPOPHAGOUS
Ry*poph"a*gous, a. Etym: [Gr. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Eating, or subsisting on, filth.
RYS
Rys ( or ), n.
Defn: A branch. [Obs.] Chaucer.
RYSH
Rysh, n.
Defn: Rush, a plant. [Obs.] Chaucer.
RYSIMETER
Ry*sim"e*ter, n.
Defn: See Rhysimeter.