ryotwar

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A form of ryotwari — In British India, a system used to collect revenues directly from the ryots (cultivators of agricultural land), as opposed to zamindari, where revenues were collected indirectly through zamindars.

Scrabble 13

Meanings

nounryotwar (uncountable)
  1. alternativeuncountableAlternative form of ryotwari.
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