autarchy
Syllables: aut·archy/ˈɔːtəki/US/ˈɔˌtɑɹki/
autarchy noun: a condition of absolute power. Also the alternative spelling of autarky.
Noun
autarchy (countable and uncountable, plural autarchies)
- A condition of absolute power.
- Autocracy (absolute rule by a single person).
- Like Philip's, Franco's autarchy was shrouded in religiosity—not Christianity alone, but also a sort of dim Wagnerian vision of hero-gods and Valhallas, a gloomy level of devotion on which paganism, Catholicism and the apotheosis of the State could conveniently be mingled.1964, Jan Morris, “Envoi: State of Being”, in Spain, Faber and Faber, published 2008, →ISBN
- Sovereignty or self-government (national political independence).
- Synonyms:
- government
Also used as
autarchy is also the alternative spelling of autarky.
Synonyms of autarchy
Forms of autarchy
| plural | autarchies |
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Origin of autarchy
From Medieval Latin autarchia, from Koine Greek αὐταρχία (autarkhía, “absolute power, sovereignty, autocracy”), from αὔταρχος (aútarkhos, “autocratic”), from αὐτ- (aut-, “self”) + ἄρχω (árkhō, “to rule, govern”).
See autarky.
Words formed from autarchy
Questions about autarchy
- What does autarchy mean?
- Autarchy means a condition of absolute power.
- What part of speech is autarchy?
- Autarchy is a noun.
- How do you pronounce autarchy?
- Autarchy is pronounced /ˈɔːtəki/ (UK).
- What is the plural of autarchy?
- The plural of autarchy is autarchies.
Words near autarchy in the dictionary
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