About: Vlastelin

Vlastelin (pl. vlastelini) is the Bosnian word for the "magnate", derived from vlast ("rule, power, authority, government, management, office"). Other words are velmoža and velikaš, sometimes used interchangeably, particularly to designate regional lords. Vlastelin was used when referring to the highest and most powerful nobility in medieval Bosnia. Also, in Serbia and Croatia of the era, the velikaš and velmoža were most likely terms used in place of vlastelin.From vlastelin the term vlasteličić was derived for lower or lesser vlastelin status.