# autarchy

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɔːtəki/

## Definitions
1. A condition of absolute power.
2. Autocracy (absolute rule by a single person).
3. Sovereignty or self-government (national political independence).

## 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”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/autarchy