self-governed

[ self-guhv-ernd, self- ]

/ ˌsɛlfˈgʌv ərnd, ˈsɛlf- /

governed by itself or having self-government, as a state or community; independent.

self-regulating; self-determining.

exercising self-restraint or self-control.

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First recorded in 1700–10

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Related formsself-gov·ern·ing, adjectivenon·self-gov·ern·ing, adjective

His passing mania seemed to have burnt out all his impetuosity, leaving him singularly sober, calm, and self-governed.
Hard Cash|Charles Reade
Their infancy had been upon the whole what their manhood was to be, self-governed and republican.
Prose Masterpieces from Modern Essayists|James Anthony Froude, Edward A. Freeman, William Ewart Gladstone, John Henry Newman and Leslie Stephen
Personality is founded upon self-consciousness, with self-governed intelligence and self-directed action.
Supreme Personality|Delmer Eugene Croft
We are citizens of a self-governed country; members of various smaller societies; heads, or members of families.
Practical Essays|Alexander Bain

Rapt in reverential awe, To sit, self-governed in the fiery prime Of youth, obedient at the feet of law.
St. Winifred's|Frederic W. Farrar