a. Royal. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. See Rial, an old English coin. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.
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.
Rye grass,
Italian rye grass
Wild rye (Bot.),
n. [ Etymol. uncertain. ] A piece of iron crossing the hole in the upper millstone by which the stone is supported on the spindle. [ 1913 Webster ]
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 ] [ 1913 Webster ]
The Indian ryot and the Egyptian fellah work for less pay than any other laborers in the world. The Nation. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Gr.
n. A branch. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Rush, a plant. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. See Rhysimeter. [ 1913 Webster ]