Au`to*cra*tor"ic*al (&?;), a. Pertaining to an autocrator; absolute. [Obs.] Bp. Pearson.
||Au*toc"ra*trix (&?;), n. [NL.] A female sovereign who is independent and absolute; -- a title given to the empresses of Russia.
Au"to*crat*ship (&?;), n. The office or dignity of an autocrat.
||Au"to-da-fé" (&?;), n.; pl. Autos-da-fé (&?;). [Pg., act of the faith; auto act, fr. L. actus + da of the + fé faith, fr. L. fides.] 1. A judgment of the Inquisition in Spain and Portugal condemning or acquitting persons accused of religious offenses.
2. An execution of such sentence, by the civil power, esp. the burning of a heretic. It was usually held on Sunday, and was made a great public solemnity by impressive forms and ceremonies.