ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷mē noun
( -es )
Etymology: German heteronomie, from heter- + -onomie (as in autonomie autonomy, from Greek autonomia ) — more at autonomy
1. : a subjection to something else: as
a. : a subordination to the law or domination of another (as in political subjection)
b. : the condition of lacking moral freedom or self-determination
in heteronomy the will … is obeying laws not of its own making — D.D.Runes
— opposed to autonomy
2. : the quality or state of being heteronomous