Etymology

mutine

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Today it means: Mutiny, rebellion. Full definition →

First used 16th–17th c.Middle French mutin
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  1. Middle French · derived frommutin
  2. English todaymutine

From Middle French mutin (noun), mutiner (verb).

First known use, by meaning

  • 16th–17th c. Mutiny, rebellion.
  • 16th–17th c. A mutineer.
  • 16th–18th c. To rise up in revolt; to mutiny, to rebel.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.