MUTINY

noun (plural -nies) Etymology: mutine to rebel, from Middle French (se) mutiner, from mutin mutinous, from meute revolt, from Vulgar Latin *movita, from feminine of movitus, alteration of Latin motus, past participle of movēre to move Date: 1540 tumult , strife , forcible or passive resistance to lawful authority, see: rebellion ~ intransitive verb