ry·ot·war I. \|rīə.|twär, -ət.|w-\noun orry·ot·wa·riorry·ot·wa·ryorrai·yat·wa·ri\-rē\ (pluralryotwarsorryotwarisorryotwariesorraiyatwaris) Etymology: Hindi raiyatwār, raiyatwārī by or with individual cultivators, from raiyat, ra'īyat : a system of collecting land rent or taxes in which the government settlement is made directly with the ryots II. adjective orryotwariorryotwaryorraiyatwari\“\ Etymology: Hindi raiyatwār, raiyatwārī : of or relating to the ryotwar system