Dictionary
au•tar•ky
Pronunciation: (ô'tär-kē), [key]—
n.,
—pl. -kies.
1. the condition of self-sufficiency, esp. economic, as applied to a nation.
2. a national policy of economic independence.
Also,autarchy.Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.