A fief with an annual value of less than 20.000 akçes, whose revenues were held in return for military service.

Timar was a form of land tenure in Ottoman Empire, consisting in grant of lands or revenues by the Ottoman Sultan to an individual in compensation for his services, especially military services. The timar system was introduced by Osman I who granted land tenure to his troops. Later this system was expanded from Murad I for his Sipahi.