autarch
- noun
- /ˈɔːtɑrk/
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autarca
- After years abroad, she became a confident autarch who managed her household without help.
Examples
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He admired the autarch who built his own home and grew all his food.
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Living as an autarch requires strong discipline and resourcefulness.
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An autarch can thrive without external assistance.
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Many autarchs prefer to rely on their own resources.
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After years abroad, she became a confident autarch who managed her household without help.
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Living as an autarch requires strong discipline and resourcefulness.
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He admired the autarch who built his own home and grew all his food.
Antonyms
How Self-sufficient
Surface Forms
Morphology
autarch = arch (opaque) = auto + arch
The form suggests 'self-ruler,' but the sense of being entirely self-sufficient is a historical extension and is not fully predictable from the parts.
Etymology
Autarch comes from the Greek parts auto- ('self') and -arch ('rule' or 'ruler'). So an autarch in a personal sense is like a 'self-ruled' or 'self-made' person who runs their life and meets their own needs without help.