Topic: MILITARY
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| Date: | 1500-1600 |
| Origin: | mutine 'to refuse to obey' (16-17 centuries), from French mutiner, from meute 'refusal to obey', from Latin movere 'to move' |
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mu‧ti‧ny
plural mutinies [uncountable and countable]
plural mutinies [uncountable and countable]PM when soldiers, sailors, etc refuse to obey the person who is in charge of them, and try to take control for themselves
—mutiny verb [intransitive] 
The soldiers had mutinied over the non-payment of wages.
The soldiers had mutinied over the non-payment of wages.