on one's own accord

== English == === Etymology === From accord (“spontaneous or voluntary impulse to act”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /əv ˌwʌnz əʊn əˈkɔːd/ (General American) IPA(key): /əv ˌwʌnz oʊn əˈkɔɹd/ Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)d Hyphenation: of one’s own ac‧cord === Prepositional phrase === of one's own accord On one's (or its) own initiative; under one's (or its) own power, without being commanded or controlled. Synonyms: at one's own instigation, autonomously, (law) mero motu, off one's own bat, on one's own bat, spontaneously, (one sense) under one's own steam ==== Usage notes ==== The phrase is also preceded by by, on, or upon. Despite this, the variant on one’s own accord is considered incorrect by some. ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== leave to one's own devices voluntarily willingly === References === === Further reading === “of one’s own accord, phrase”, in Collins English Dictionary; from Collins COBUILD Advanced Dictionary, 6th edition, Boston, Mass.: Heinle Cengage Learning; Glasgow: HarperCollins Publishers, 2009, →ISBN. “of one's own accord”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.