Word: heteronomy
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: het
er
on
o
my
Definition: The political subjection of a community to the rule of another power or to an external law.
Morphemes:
Affix: hetero-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: other, different
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ἕτερος
Language: grc
Decoded: eteros
Meaning: other, another, different
Affix: -nomy
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: a system of rules, laws, or knowledge about a body of a particular field; distribution, arrangement, management
Etymology Compounds: Affix: νόμος
Language: grc
Decoded: nomos
Meaning: law, custom