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Original meaning in Tagalog: Sa sinaunang lipunang Tagalog at Bisaya, ang timawà o timágwa ay tao na kabílang sa uring malaya o tao na nahango mula sa pagkaalipin. In pre-Hispanic times, a timawà referred to a free person who had higher status than alipin (slaves).
Definition for the Tagalog word timawa: tim a wà in ancient tagalog and visayan society, a person belonging to the free class or a person who was liberated from slavery; freeman; freeborn; liberated
The timawa were the feudal warrior class of the ancient Visayan societies of the Philippines. They were regarded as higher than the uripon (commoners, serfs, and slaves) but below the tumao (royal nobility) in the Visayan social hierarchy.
The term 'timawa' [ti-ma-wa] refers to a freeborn native warrior or freeman in the Philippines during the pre-colonial era. They were not slaves and enjoyed certain rights and privileges such as owning property and paying taxes.
The timawa were the feudal warrior class of the ancient Visayan societies of the Philippines. They were regarded as higher than the uripon (commoners, serfs, and slaves) but below the tumao (royal nobility) in the Visayan social hierarchy. They were roughly similar to the Tagalog maharlika caste.
16 maj 2024 · timawa. the poor. ( historical) a freeman. ( historical) the feudal warrior class of the ancient Visayan societies of the Philippines.
14 cze 2023 · The word timawa is most likely of Visayan origin and referred to the feudal Visayan privileged middle warrior class during the precolonial periods.
