autocrat

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[edit] Etymology

From French autocrate, itself from Ancient Greek αὐτοκρατής (autokratēs, sovereign), from αὐτο- (auto-, self) (combinatory form of αὐτός) + κρατία (kratia, rule) (from κράτος (kratos, strength, power))

[edit] Noun

autocrat (plural autocrats)

  1. An absolute ruler with infinite power
  2. A title borne by some such Monarchs, as in Byzantium and tsarist Russia

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[edit] References

  • autocrat” in the Online Etymology Dictionary, Douglas Harper, 2001

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