/myooht"n ee/ , n. , pl. mutinies , v. , mutinied, mutinying .
n.
1. revolt or rebellion against constituted authority, esp. by sailors against their officers.
2. rebellion against any authority.
v.i.
3. to commit the offense of mutiny; revolt against authority.
[ 1560-70; obs. mutine to mutiny ( mutiner, deriv. of mutin mutiny; see MUTINEER) + -Y 3 ]
Syn. 2. uprising, overthrow, coup, takeover.