Harambaša

Harambaša (Харамбаша) was the rank for a senior commander of a hajduk band (brigand gangs).

Etymology
It is derived from Turkish word for bandit leader (haramibaşı; haram - "Bandit" + baş - "Head"), and was like some other Ottoman Turkish titles adopted into the irregular militias of Montenegrin, Serbian, Croatian rebels (bimbaša, serdar, buljubaša).

Usage

 * Montenegrin hajduks
 * Serbian hajduks
 * Military Frontier: Seressaners, Pandurs, and others.
 * Serbian Revolution, most of the supreme commanders were former harambaša's
 * Military of Principality of Montenegro
 * Serbian Orthodox tradition of Čuvari Hristovog Groba ("Keepers of Christ's Grave") in Vrlika, Croatia