Autarchy definition
Absolute rule or power; autocracy.
noun
Absolute rule or sovereignty; autocracy.
noun
A country under such rule.
noun
A condition of absolute power.
noun
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Self-government; a condition of economic self-sufficiency or national independence.
noun
A country under such rule.
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun
Singular:
autarchy
Plural:
autarchiesOrigin 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”)
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