I. ˈȯ-ˌtär-kē noun
Etymology: by alteration
Date: 1617
: autarky
II. noun
( plural -chies )
Etymology: Greek autarchia, from aut- + -archia -archy
Date: 1665
: absolute sovereignty : autocracy
• au·tarch ˈȯ-ˌtärk noun
I. ˈȯ-ˌtär-kē noun
Etymology: by alteration
Date: 1617
: autarky
II. noun
( plural -chies )
Etymology: Greek autarchia, from aut- + -archia -archy
Date: 1665
: absolute sovereignty : autocracy
• au·tarch ˈȯ-ˌtärk noun
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary. Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster. 2003