autocrat

Borrowed from French autocrate, itself from Ancient Greek αὐτοκρατής (autokratḗs, “sovereign”), from αὐτο- (auto-, “self”) (combinatory form of αὐτός (autós)) + κρατία (kratía, “rule”) (from κράτος (krátos, “strength, power”))

autocrat (plural autocrats)

1. An absolute ruler with infinite power.

   Synonyms: autocrator, despot, dictator, monarch, tyrant, strongman

2. A title borne by some such monarchs, as in Byzantium and tsarist Russia.

• “autocrat” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary, 2001–2019.

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