Ryal
Ry´al, a. Royal. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Ryal
Ry´al, n. See Rial, an old English coin.
Ryder
Ry´der, n.
1. A clause added to a document; a rider. See Rider. [Obs.]
2. [D. rijder, properly, a rider.] A gold coin of Zealand [Netherlands] equal to 14 florins, about $ 5.60.
Rye, n. [OE. rie, reie, AS. ryge; akin to Icel. rugr, Sw. råg, Dan. rug, D. rogge, OHG. rocco, roggo, G. rocken, roggen, Lith. rugei, Russ. roje, and perh. to Gr. ’o•ryza rice. Cf. Rice.]
1. (Bot.) A grain yielded by a hardy cereal grass ( Secale cereale), closely allied to wheat; also the plant itself. Rye constitutes a large portion of the breadstuff used by man.
2. A disease in a hawk. Ainsworth. Rye grass, Italian rye grass, (Bot.) See under Grass. See also Ray grass, and Darnel. — Wild rye (Bot.), any plant of the genus Elymus, tall grasses with much the appearance of rye.
Ryot
Ry´ot (ri"ot), n. [Ar. & Hind. ra’iyat, the same word as ra’iyah, a subject, tenant, peasant. See Rayah.] 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.