noun pl. mutinies -·nies
revolt against and, often, forcible resistance to constituted authority; esp., rebellion of soldiers or sailors against their officers
Etymology:
< earlier mutine, to rebel < Fr mutiner < OFr mutin, mutinous < meute, a revolt < LL *movita, movement, ult. < L movere, move
intransitive verb mutinied -·nied, mutinying -·ny·ing
to participate in a mutiny; revolt against constituted authority
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