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RAYAH
Etymology
Noun
rayah (plural rayahs)
(pejorative) A member of the tax-paying lower class of Ottoman society.
Source: Wiktionary
Ra"yah, n. Etym: [Ar. ra'iyah a herd, a subject, fr. ra'a to pasture, guard.]
Definition: A person not a Mohammedan, who pays the capitation tax. [Turkey.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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