autarchy

[ aw-tahr-kee ]
/ ˈɔ tɑr ki /
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noun, plural au·tar·chies.

absolute sovereignty.
an autocratic government.
autarky.

Origin of autarchy

First recorded in 1655–65, autarchy is from the Greek word autarchía self-rule. See aut-, -archy

OTHER WORDS FROM autarchy

au·tar·chic, au·tar·chi·cal, adjective au·tar·chi·cal·ly, adverb au·tar·chist, noun

Words nearby autarchy

aut, aut caesar, aut nihil, aut-, autacoid, autarch, autarchy, autarky, autecic, autecious, autecism, autecology

Words related to autarchic

absolutistic, authoritarian, autocratic, despotic, dictatorial, monocratic, totalitarian, tyrannical, tyrannous, monarchical

Example sentences from the Web for autarchic

  • At a very small scale of existence, such as autarchic existence, the means were very simple, and very few.

    The Civilization of Illiteracy |Mihai Nadin

British Dictionary definitions for autarchic (1 of 2)

autarchy 1
/ (ˈɔːtɑːkɪ) /

noun plural -chies

unlimited rule; autocracy
self-government; self-rule

Derived forms of autarchy

autarchic or autarchical, adjective

Word Origin for autarchy

C17: from Greek autarkhia, from autarkhos autocratic; see auto-, -archy

British Dictionary definitions for autarchic (2 of 2)

autarchy 2
/ (ˈɔːtɑːkɪ) /

noun plural -chies

a variant spelling (now rare) of autarky