autarch

noun

au·​tarch ˈȯ-ˌtärk 

plural -s

: autocrat, despot

Word History

Etymology

Greek autarchos, from autarchos autocratic, from aut- self, independent, independently + archos ruler

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Rhymes for autarch

• cornstarch
• arch
• march
• starch