an·ar·chy \ˈa-nər-kē, -ˌnär-\noun

Etymology: Medieval Latin anarchia, from Greek, from anarchos having no ruler

1 a : absence of government b : a state of lawlessness or political disorder due to the absence of governmental authority c : a utopian society of individuals who enjoy complete freedom without government

2 a : absence or denial of any authority or established order b : absence of order : disorder

not manicured plots but a wild anarchy of nature — Israel Shenker