Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Autarchy \Au"tar*chy\, n. [Gr. ? independence; a'yto`s self +
   'arkei^n to be sufficient.]
   Self-sufficiency. [Obs.] --Milton.

Source : WordNet®

autarchy
     n 1: economic independence as a national policy [syn: {autarky}]
     2: a political system governed by a single individual [syn: {autocracy}]
        [ant: {democracy}]