Au'to-crat, n.

n. [Fr. autocrate, autocrator, Gr. αὐτοκρατής, αὐτοκρατέω, from αὐτός, self, and κράτος, strength; κρατεῖν, to be strong, to govern.]

1Sense 1. An absolute prince or sovereign; a monarch who holds and exercises the powers of government by absolute right, not subject to restriction; — a title assumed by the emperors of Russia.

2Sense 2. A person invested with absolute, independent power, by which he is rendered unaccountable for his actions. “The autocrat of the breakfast table.” Holmes.