Word Meaning

autonomy definition and meaning

n. The power or right of self-government; self-government, or political independence, of a city or a state.
n. 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.

Crossword clues for autonomy

- Freedom of action
- Right of self-government