maharlika

Etymology
From a of. Compare 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬 /, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, and 🇨🇬. The gay slang sense is due to the similarity with the word, which also came from.

Noun

 * 1)  freeman; a member of the feudal warrior class in ancient Tagalog society
 * 2)  act of freeing someone

Adjective

 * 1) noble; aristocratic
 * 2)  expensive
 * 3)  free
 * 4)  plebeian; common
 * 1)  free
 * 2)  plebeian; common
 * 1)  plebeian; common

Usage notes

 * The word maharlika used to refer to the middle class of ancient Tagalog society. During the era in the Philippines, former President  claimed that maharlika referred to the nobility of ancient Tagalog society. Because of this, maharlika evolved into modern use to mean “nobility” but the correct terminology for it was the  class.