Dobravac Explained

Dobravac (Serbian: Добравац; 1280) or Dobravec (Добравец) was a Serbian nobleman serving in the crown land of Hum, with the title of tepčija. He is mentioned in a document dated 1280 as serving the countess of Hum . He had a clerk or assistant, Mojše, who sold two of his bondmaids in Ragusa (Dubrovnik) that year. Although Dobravac's jurisdiction is unknown from the quotation, he was not a veliki tepčija (serving the king directly); his office was limited to the Hum land, but his type of work was the same as that of the veliki tepčija. The tepčija had executive authorities; his otroci (otrok), were servants, lesser in rank but not slaves.[1]

Annotations

The name is an old Serbian name,[2] found in medieval epigraphy.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Историски гласник: орган Историского друштва НР Србије. 1975. Научна књига. 25. .
  2. Book: Velibor Lazarević. Srpski imenoslov: odabrane rukoveti. 2001. Book. 65. 9788675720034.