autarchy

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈɔːtɑːkɪ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ô′tär kē)

Inflections of 'autarchy' (n): npl: autarchies

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
au•tar•chy  (ô′tär kē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -chies. 
  1. Governmentabsolute sovereignty.
  2. Governmentan autocratic government.
  3. Governmentautarky.
  • Greek autarchía self-rule. See aut-, -archy
  • 1655–65
au•tar′chic, au•tar′chi•cal, adj. 
au•tar′chi•cal•ly, adv. 
au′tar•chist, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
autarchy / ˈɔːtɑːkɪ/ ( -chies)
  1. unlimited rule; autocracy
Etymology: 17th Century: from Greek autarkhia, from autarkhos autocratic; see auto-, -archyauˈtarchic, auˈtarchical
autarchy / ˈɔːtɑːkɪ/ ( -chies)
  1. a variant spelling (now rare) of autarky
'autarchy' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
autarky

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