▁Class ▁was ▁at ▁the ▁top ▁of ▁a ▁div in ely ▁san ction ed ▁and ▁stable ▁social ▁order ▁in ▁a ▁Sak op ▁or ▁Kin ad atu an ▁( K ad atu an ▁in ▁ancient ▁Mal ay ; ▁K ed aton ▁in ▁J avan ese ; ▁and ▁K ed atu an ▁in ▁many ▁parts ▁of ▁modern ▁S out heast ▁Asia ), ▁which ▁is ▁elsewhere ▁commonly ▁referred ▁to ▁also ▁as ▁bar ang ay . ▁ ▁This ▁social ▁order ▁was ▁divided ▁into ▁three ▁classes . ▁The ▁K ad atu an ▁( members ▁of ▁the ▁Vis ay an ▁D atu ▁Class ) ▁were ▁compared ▁by ▁the ▁Box er ▁Code x ▁to ▁the ▁titled ▁L ords ▁( Se ñ ores ▁de ▁tit ulo ) ▁in ▁Spain . ▁As ▁Ag al on ▁or ▁Am o ▁( L ords ), ▁the ▁D atus ▁enjoyed ▁an ▁as cribed ▁right ▁to ▁respect , ▁ob ed ience , ▁and ▁support ▁from ▁their ▁U li pon ▁( Common er ) ▁or ▁follow ers ▁belonging ▁to ▁the ▁Third ▁Order . ▁These ▁D atus ▁had ▁acquired ▁rights ▁to ▁the ▁same ▁advantages ▁from ▁their ▁legal ▁" Tim awa " ▁or ▁v ass als ▁( Second ▁Order ), ▁who ▁bind ▁themselves ▁to ▁the ▁D atu ▁as ▁his ▁se af aring ▁war riors . ▁" Tim aw as " ▁paid ▁no ▁t ribute , ▁and ▁rendered ▁no ▁agricult ural ▁labor . ▁They ▁had ▁a ▁portion ▁of ▁the ▁D atu ' s ▁blood ▁in ▁their ▁ve ins . ▁The ▁above - ment ioned ▁Box er ▁Code x ▁calls ▁these ▁" Tim