autocrat
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[edit] English
[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)
- An absolute ruler with infinite power
- A title borne by some such Monarchs, as in Byzantium and tsarist Russia
[edit] Synonyms
[edit] Translations
ruler with absolute power
[edit] References
- “autocrat” in the Online Etymology Dictionary, Douglas Harper, 2001