Persian · noun · Nation, Faith & Society
Pahi-kasht
पाहीकाश्त
said paa-hee-KAASHT
also written: pahikasht, paikasht
Meaning
Land cultivated by a non-resident peasant who came from another village, as opposed to khud-kasht.
Literally: outsider's cultivation
Related words
PERSIAN
Khud-kasht
Land cultivated by a resident proprietor himself within his own village, as opposed to land let to outsiders.
PERSIAN
Kashtkar
A cultivator or tenant farmer who works the land; a tiller paying rent or revenue.
ARABIC
Ryot
A peasant cultivator who tills the soil and pays land revenue; the common subject in the revenue order.