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. 2012