autarchy
Pronunciation: /ˈɔːtəki/
The English word “autarchy” has 3 meanings listed here.
noun
- A condition of absolute power.
- Autocracy (absolute rule by a single person).
- Sovereignty or self-government (national political independence).
Etymology
From Medieval Latin autarchia, from Koine Greek αὐταρχία (autarkhía, “absolute power, sovereignty, autocracy”), from αὔταρχος (aútarkhos, “autocratic”), from αὐτ- (aut-, “self”) + ἄρχω (árkhō, “to rule, govern”).
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