Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for AU'TO-CRAT, or AU'TO-CRA-TER
AU-TOC'RA-SYAU-TO-CRAT'IC, or AU-TO-CRAT'IC-AL
AU'TO-CRAT, or AU'TO-CRA-TER, n.
- An absolute prince or sovereign; a ruler or monarch who holds and exercises the powers of government by inherent right, not subject to restriction; a title assumed by the emperors of Russia. Tooke.
- This title was sometimes conferred by the Athenians on their embassadors and generals, when invested with unlimited powers. – Encyc.
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