ryotwar
1 of 2noun
ry·ot·war
¦rīə‧¦twär,
-ət‧¦w-
variants or ryotwari or ryotwary or raiyatwari
-rē
plural ryotwars or ryotwaris or ryotwaries or raiyatwaris
: a system of collecting land rent or taxes in which the government settlement is made directly with the ryots
ryotwar
2 of 2adjective
"
variants or ryotwari or ryotwary or raiyatwari
"
: of or relating to the ryotwar system
Word History
Etymology
Noun
Hindi raiyatwār, raiyatwārī by or with individual cultivators, from raiyat, raʽīyat
Adjective
Hindi raiyatwār, raiyatwārī
First Known Use
Noun
1807, in the meaning defined above
Adjective
1807, in the meaning defined above