mutiny
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n noun
1.
revolt or rebellion against constituted authority, especially by sailors against their officers.
2.
rebellion against any authority.
verb (used without object)
3.
to commit the offense of mutiny; revolt against authority.
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mutiny (ˈmjuːtɪnɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n , pl -nies | |
| 1. | open rebellion against constituted authority, esp by seamen or soldiers against their officers |
| —vb , -nies, -nies, -nying, -nied | |
| 2. | (intr) to engage in mutiny |
| [C16: from obsolete mutine, from Old French mutin rebellious, from meute mutiny, ultimately from Latin movēre to move] | |
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Word Origin & History
mutiny
1560s, from obsolete verb mutine "revolt" (1540s), from M.Fr. mutiner "to revolt," from meutin "rebellious," from meute "a revolt, movement," from V.L. *movita "a military uprising," from fem. pp. of movere "to move" (see move). The verb is attested from 1580s. Related: Mutinied.
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