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autarchy.

A condition of absolute power.

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɔːtəki/Received-Pronunciation/-tɑː-/Received-Pronunciation/ˈɔˌtɑɹki/General-American
  1. A condition of absolute power.

    countable · uncountable
  2. Autocracy (absolute rule by a single person).

    countable · uncountable
  3. Sovereignty or self-government (national political independence).

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

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”).

noun/ˈɔːtəki/Received-Pronunciation/-tɑː-/Received-Pronunciation/ˈɔˌtɑɹki/General-American
  1. Alternative spelling of autarky (“personal condition or state of self-reliance; (policy of) national economic self-sufficiency; self-sufficient country or region”).

    alt-of · alternative · countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

See autarky.

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