mutiny
An organized rebellion against a legally constituted authority, especially by seamen against their officers.
Other meanings
violent commotion; tumult; strife.
Related words
- antimutiny
- countermutiny
- mutinize
- premutiny
Word history
From Middle French "mutiner".
Where this comes from
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