First Known Use: 1617
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1autarchy
noun au·tar·chy \ˈȯ-ˌtär-kē\
2autarchy
noun
plural autarchies
Definition of AUTARCHY
: absolute sovereignty : autocracy
— au·tarch \ˈȯ-ˌtärk\ noun
Origin of AUTARCHY
Greek autarchia, from aut- + -archia -archy
First Known Use: 1665
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