Autocrat

aw'to-krat, n. An absolute sovereign; a title of emperors of Ru ia: one invested with independent power and unaccountable for his actions. Auto-da-fe, aw-to-da-fa, n.; pi. Autos-da-fe. -toz-. Punishment of a heretic bv burning, in conformity with a judgment of the Inquisition; the sentence then read.