The tissues of the bone and bursa are insufficiently nourished, and the secretion of synovia lessened. Diseases of the Horse's Foot Harry Caulton Reeks It is ordinarily unnecessary to dress foot-wounds oftener than every second week after the discharge of synovia has ceased.
authoritarian regime-a government that concentrates political power in an authority not responsible to the people. authoritarian state. authorities, government, regime-the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit; the government reduced taxes; the matter was referred to higher authorities.
An autocracy is a government controlled by one person with absolute power. As unlimited power doesn't usually bring out the best in people, autocracies are often brutal regimes. The word autocracy comes from the Greek roots auto (self) and kratos (power). If your boss dictates your every move and leaves you no say at all in how you do your work, then you're not in a democratic workplace, you're in an autocracy.