Noble Titles
- Grand Čelnik
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- The Grand Čelnik was the highest court title of the Serbian Despotate, and the title-holders held great provinces, property, and honours.
- Župan - County lord or Duke
- The title would be given to a family member or 'important' court member that would govern a region/fief.
- Voivode
- Military commander, Duke (dux)
- komit
- Comes
- Knez/Knyaz
- either prince or less commonly duke
- Kefalija
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- Literally meaning "head", derived from Greek kephalē (κεφαλή). Civil and military governor of a territorial administrative unit,
- Kaznac
- treasurer
- Tepčija
- It was given to the educators of younger nobles in the royal court, comes curialis, and other court members, ranging in importance from the 13th to 15th century.
- Gospodar/gospodin
- Lord
- Čelnik
- Court title. Literally meaning "head". It was of a higher rank than stavilac.
- Stavilac
- Court title. Literally meaning "placer". It had a role in the ceremony at the royal table, though he could be entrusted with jobs that had nothing to do with court ritual. The title of stavilac ranked as the last in the hierarchy of the Serbian court. It was, nevertheless, quite prestigious as it enabled its holder to be very close to the ruler.
Byzantine titles:
- sebastos (sevast)
- protovestarios (protovestijar)
- Financial
- despotes (despot)
- protosebastos (protosevast)
- kaisar (kesar)
- domestikos
- logotheteσ (logotet)
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