Autarchy \Au"tar*chy\, n. [Gr. ? independence; a'yto`s self + 'arkei^n to be sufficient.] Self-sufficiency. [Obs.] --Milton.
autarchy n 1: economic independence as a national policy [syn: {autarky}] 2: a political system governed by a single individual [syn: {autocracy}] [ant: {democracy}]