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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Absolute rule or power; autocracy.
- noun A country under such rule.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[From Greek autarkhos, self-governing, autarch : auto-, auto- + arkhos, ruler (from arkhein, to rule).]
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