autocrate

French

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /o.tɔ.kʁat/, /ɔ.tɔ.kʁat/

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Noun

autocrate m or f by sense (plural autocrates)

1. autocrat (ruler with absolute power)

Further reading

• “autocrate”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /awˈtɔkrate/

Noun

autocrate m (plural autocrati)

1. autocrat

Related terms

• autocratico
• autocrazia