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For the surname, seeEristavi (family name).

Silver coin minted byerismtavariStephanoz I, 7th century.

An 11th-century fresco fromRacha depicting theeristavi Kvariani.

Rati,*eristavi* ofRacha of theKakhaberidze family, founder of theMghvimevi monastery, 13th century.

Eristavi (Georgian:ერისთავი; literally, "head of the nation") was aGeorgian feudal office, roughly equivalent to theByzantinestrategos and normally translated intoEnglish as "prince" or less commonly as "duke". In the Georgian aristocratic hierarchy, it was the title of the third rank of prince and governor of a large province. Holders of the title wereex-officio commanders of a military 'banner', wore a distinctive dress, ring, belt and spear and rode a particular breed of horse.

Some high-ranking eristavis were also titled as eristavt-eristavi (Georgian:ერისთავთ-ერისთავი), i.e. "duke of dukes" or archduke but it is improbable that the holder of the title had any subordinate eristavis. Erismtavari (Georgian:ერისმთავარი; literally, "chief of the people" or grand duke) was a similar title chiefly endowed upon the pre-Bagratid rulers ofIberia (Eastern Georgia) and later used interchangeably with theeristavi.

The title gave origin to the surname of four Georgian noble houses—Eristavi of Aragvi,Eristavi of Ksani,Eristavi of Racha, andEristavi of Guria—confirmed in their princely ranks under theRussian rule in the 19th century. These families were often known simply as Princes Eristov in Russia but they did not have the same origin.