Autocephalous

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Autocephalous \Au`to*ceph"a*lous\, a. [Gr. ? independent; ? self
     + ? head.] (Eccl. Hist.)
     Having its own head; independent of episcopal or patriarchal
     jurisdiction, as certain Greek churches.
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