heteronomy
het·er·on·o·my
noun \-mē\Definition of HETERONOMY
: subjection to something else; especially : a lack of moral freedom or self-determination
Origin of HETERONOMY
heter- + -nomy (as in autonomy)
First Known Use: 1798
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