Definitions for: Autonomy

[n] immunity from arbitrary exercise of authority: political independence
[n] personal independence

Webster (1913) Definition: Au*ton"o*my, n. [Gr. ?: cf. F. autonomie. See
Autonomous.]
1. The power or right of self-government; self-government, or
political independence, of a city or a state.

2. (Metaph.) The sovereignty of reason in the sphere of
morals; or man's power, as possessed of reason, to give
law to himself. In this, according to Kant, consist the
true nature and only possible proof of liberty. --Fleming.

Synonyms: liberty, self-direction, self-reliance, self-sufficiency

See Also: independence, independency, self-determination, self-government, self-rule

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