autonomous
adjective
[ ɔːˈtɒnəməs ]
• (of a country or region) having the freedom to govern itself or control its own affairs.
• "the federation included sixteen autonomous republics"
• (in Kantian moral philosophy) acting in accordance with one's moral duty rather than one's desires.
Origin:
early 19th century: from Greek autonomos ‘having its own laws’ + -ous.
