Type Element Usage Medieval Slavic Scripts власть(Church Slavic) Meaning & History Slavic element meaning "power, rule, sovereignty", from the root волсть (volsti) [1]. Related ItemsFamily Tree·Details Given Name DescendantsVlasta(Croatian) Vlasta, Vlastimil, Vlastimila, Vlastislav, Vlastimír(Czech) Vlastimir(Macedonian) Vlasta, Vlastimir(Serbian) Vlasta, Vlastimil(Slovak) Sources & References Derksen, Rick. Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon. Brill, 2008, page 526.