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autarchic
Variant of autarchy
autarchy
definition
au·tar·chy (ô′tär′kē)
noun pl. autarchies -·chies
- absolute rule or sovereignty; autocracy
- a country under such rule
- autarky
Etymology: Gr autarchia < autarchos, autocrat, absolute ruler < autos, self + archos: see arch-
Related Forms:
- autarchic au·tar′·chic adjective or autarchical au·tar′·chi·cal
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