Obs. rare–1. [ad. Gr. αὐτεξουσία independent power, f. αὐτ(ο- (see AUTO-) + ἐξουσία power, authority.] Free will.
1678. Cudworth, Intell. Syst., 55. Asserting the τὸ ἐφ’ ἡμῖν, Autexousie, or Liberty from Necessity.
