AUTARCHY


Meaning of AUTARCHY in English

n. (pl. -ies)

1. absolute sovereignty.

2 despotism.

3 an autarchic country or society.

Derivatives:

autarchic adj. autarchical adj.

Etymology: mod.L autarchia (as AUTO-, Gk -arkhia f. arkho rule)

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.