/
ɔːˈtɒnəmi/
n.
(pl. autonomies)
- the possession or right of self-government.
- freedom of action.
Derivative
- autonomist n. & adj.
- autonomous adj.
- autonomously adv.
Etymology
C17: from Gk autonomia, from autonomos ‘having its own laws’, from autos ‘self’ + nomos ‘law’.
