autocrat

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

AU'TOCRAT, AU'TOCRATER, AUTOCRAT'IC, AUTOCRAT'ICAL, adjective Pertaining to autocracy; absolute; holding independent and unlimited powers of government.
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