AUTARCHY


Meaning of AUTARCHY in English

n. (pl. -ies) 1 absolute sovereignty. 2 despotism. 3 an autarchic country or society. autarchic adj. autarchical adj.

[ mod.L autarchia (as AUTO-, Gk -arkhia f. arkho rule) ]

Concise Oxford English dictionary.      Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка.