n.
Pronunciation: ' myü-t ə -n ē , ' myüt-n ē
Function: noun
Inflected Form: 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 mov ē re to move
Date: 1540
1 obsolete : TUMULT , STRIFE
2 : forcible or passive resistance to lawful authority especially : concerted revolt (as of a naval crew) against discipline or a superior officer
synonyms see REBELLION
– mutiny intransitive verb