HETERONOMY
Etymology
Noun
heteronomy (usually uncountable, plural heteronomies)
The political subjection of a community to the rule of another power or to an external law.
The state of being beholden to external influences.
(biology) The condition of being heteronomous.
Antonyms
• autonomy
Source: Wiktionary
Het`er*on"o*my, n.
1. Subordination or subjection to the law of another; political subjection of a community or state; -- opposed to autonomy.
2. (Metaph.)
Definition: A term applied by Kant to those laws which are imposed on us from without, or the violence done to us by our passions, wants, or desires. Krauth-Fleming.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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