Autarchy Definition

ôtärkē
autarchies
noun
autarchies
Absolute rule or power; autocracy.
American Heritage
Absolute rule or sovereignty; autocracy.
Webster's New World
A country under such rule.
Webster's New World

Autarky.

Webster's New World
A condition of absolute power.
Wiktionary
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Other Word Forms of Autarchy

Noun

Singular:
autarchy
Plural:
autarchies

Origin of Autarchy

  • From Greek autarkhos self-governing, autarch auto- auto- arkhos ruler (from arkhein to rule)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Ancient Greek αὐταρχία (autarcheia, “absolute governing”)

    From Wiktionary