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autarchy


2autarchy

noun
plural autarchies

Definition of AUTARCHY

: absolute sovereignty : autocracy
au·tarch \ˈ-ˌtärk\ noun

Origin of AUTARCHY

Greek autarchia, from aut- + -archia -archy
First Known Use: 1665

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