n. | 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. |
Noun | 1. | ![]() Synonyms: liberty |
2. | autonomy - personal independence |