Hypertext Webster Gateway: "inmate"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Inmate \In"mate`\, a.
Admitted as a dweller; resident; internal. [R.] ``Inmate
guests.'' --Milton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Inmate \In"mate`\, n. [In + mate an associate.]
One who lives in the same house or apartment with another; a
fellow lodger; esp.,one of the occupants of an asylum,
hospital, or prison; by extension, one who occupies or lodges
in any place or dwelling.
So spake the enemy of mankind, inclos'd In serpent,
inmate bad. --Milton.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
inmate
n 1: one of several resident of a dwelling (especially someone
confined to a prison or hospital)
2: a patient who is residing in the hospital where he is being
treated [syn: {inpatient}] [ant: {outpatient}]
3: a person serving a prison sentence [syn: {convict}, {con}, {jailbird},
{gaolbird}]
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