RYOT Meaning of RYOT in English [ 'rʌɪət ]■ noun an Indian peasant or tenant farmer.Originfrom Urdu raiyat , from Arab. ra῾īyya 'flock, subjects', from ra῾ā 'to pasture'. Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004