n. [ Gr. &unr_;: cf. F. anarchie. See Anarch. ] 1. Absence of government; the state of society where there is no law or supreme power; a state of lawlessness; political confusion. [ 1913 Webster ]
Spread anarchy and terror all around. Cowper. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. Hence, confusion or disorder, in general. [ 1913 Webster ]
There being then . . . an anarchy, as I may term it, in authors and their re&unr_;koning of years. Fuller. [ 1913 Webster ]