autonomous in WordNet English dictionary

1. (of political bodies) not controlled by outside forces
   "an autonomous judiciary"; "a sovereign state"
   autonomous  independent  self-governing  sovereign 
   
2. (of persons) free from external control and constraint in e.g. action and judgment
   autonomous  self-directed  self-reliant 
   
3. existing as an independent entity
   "the partitioning of India created two separate and autonomous jute economies"
   autonomous