self-governed
self–gov·erned
adj \-ˈgə-vərnd\Definition of SELF-GOVERNED
1
: not influenced or controlled by others
2
: exercising self-control
First Known Use of SELF-GOVERNED
1709
Related to SELF-GOVERNED
Synonyms: autonomous, freestanding, independent, self-governed, self-governing, self-ruling, separate, sovereign (also sovran)
Related Words: freeborn; delivered, emancipated, freed, liberated, manumitted, redeemed, released; unconquered, unruled, unsupervised; empowered, enfranchised; democratic, republican
Near Antonyms: bound, captive, conquered, enslaved, fettered, subdued, subjugated; inferior, subordinate, subservient
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