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‖ ryotwary, a. and n.|ˈraɪətwɑːrɪ|
Also ryotwarree, -warry, -wari (rayatwari).
[Urdū raiyatwārī, f. raiyatwār: see prec.]
A. adj. Of land-tenure in India: Characterized by direct settlement between the government and the cultivators, without the intervention of a zemindar or landlord.
1834[A. Prinsep] Baboo I. v. 71 By your ryotwary system, you would elevate the peasant and the labourer. 1861All Year Round 13 July 376 There are two ways of raising indigo: one by ‘neez or private cultivation; the other by the ryotwarree system. 1902S. Smith My Life Work xxii. 211 Two great systems of land tenure divide the soil of India—the Zemindary or landlord type and the Ryotwary or peasant type.
B. n. The ryotwary system.
1858J. B. Norton Topics 189 The tendency of all village systems is to crumble to pieces, and revert to ryotwarry. 1867R. A. Dalyell Mem. Madras Famine 67 The ‘annual settlements’ under ryotwary are often misunderstood. |