[an.ar.chy] n [ML anarchia, fr. Gk, fr. anarchos having no ruler, fr. an- + archos ruler--more at arch-] (1539) 1 a: absence of government b: a state of lawlessness or political disorder due to the absence of governmental authority c: a utopian society of individuals who enjoy complete freedom without government
2. a: absence or denial of any authority or established order b: absence of order: disorder "not manicured plots but a wild ~ of nature --Israel Shenker"
3: anarchism