Independence
Part of speech: noun
Definition: The state or quality of being independent; freedom from dependence; exemption from reliance on, or control by others; self-subsistence or maintenance; direction of one's own affairs without interference. The state of having sufficient means for a comfortable livelihood.
Autonomy
Part of speech: noun
Definition: Self-governmentThe capacity to make an informed, uncoerced decision.The capacity of a system to make a decision about its actions without the involvement of another system or operator.
Example sentence: Autonomy was shopped to us. We looked at the price and thought it was absurdly high.