own authority

13 LETTERS · STARTS WITH O

own authority is a valid 13-letter word worth 21 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS

O1W4N1A1U1T1H4O1R1I1T1Y4

1 + 4 + 1 + 0 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 4 =21 PTS

DOUBLE WORD → 42TRIPLE WORD → 63

MEANING

What does own authority mean?