autarchy en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /ˈɔːtəki/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /-tɑː-/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- ôʹtär'kē (General-American)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈɔˌtɑɹki/ (General-American)
Etymology
From Medieval Latin autarchia, from Koine Greek αὐταρχία (autarkhía, “absolute power, sovereignty, autocracy”), from αὔταρχος (aútarkhos, “autocratic”), from αὐτ- (aut-, “self”) + ἄρχω (árkhō, “to rule, govern”).
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) A condition of absolute power.
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(countable, uncountable) Autocracy (absolute rule by a single person).
Like Philip's, Franco's autarchy was shrouded in religiosity—not Christianity alone, but also a sort of dim Wagnerian vision of hero-gods and Valhallas, a gloomy level of devotion on which paganism, Catholicism and the apotheosis of the State could conveniently be mingled.
1964, Jan Morris, “Envoi: State of Being”, in Spain, Faber and Faber, published 2008, →ISBN:
- (countable, uncountable) Sovereignty or self-government (national political independence).
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| autarchies | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
autarchic · autarch · autarchist · autarchical · autarchically · autarchism
Relateds
Synonyms
Translations (34)
cmn 封閉經濟 /封闭经济 (condition of economic self-sufficiency) · pt autarquia (condition of absolute power) · ca autarquia (condition of absolute power) · ko 전제 (condition of absolute power) · fi autarkia (condition of economic self-sufficiency) · pl autokracja (condition of absolute power) · pl autarchia (condition of absolute power) · pl samowładztwo (condition of absolute power) · de Autarkie (condition of absolute power) · ru автарки́я (condition of absolute power) · fi omavaraisuus (condition of economic self-sufficiency) · pl jednowładztwo (condition of absolute power) · ru автокра́тия (condition of absolute power) · ja 専制 (condition of absolute power) · bg авта́рхия (condition of absolute power) · fi itsevaltius (condition of absolute power) · uk авта́ркія (condition of absolute power) · es autarquía (condition of absolute power) · cmn 專制 /专制 (condition of absolute power) · es autarcía (condition of absolute power) · kk автаркия (condition of absolute power) · mk авта́ркија (condition of economic self-sufficiency) · it autarchia (condition of absolute power) · pl autokratyzm (condition of absolute power) · be аўтаркі́я (condition of absolute power) · sh autarhija (condition of absolute power) · fr autarchie (condition of absolute power) · ga átarcacht (condition of absolute power) · mk авта́рхија (condition of absolute power) · ka თვითმპყრობელობა (condition of absolute power) · pl jedynowładztwo (condition of absolute power) · sh аутархија (condition of absolute power) · kk автаркия (condition of economic self-sufficiency) · uk автаркі́я (condition of absolute power)