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inmatehood

inmatehood noun: the state or condition of an inmate.

Noun

inmatehood (uncountable)

  1. (rare) The state or condition of an inmate.
    • Prisons and mental hospitals show certain fundamental similarities in organizational structure, in goals, and in the nature of "inmatehood."1964, Daniel Jacob Levinson, Eugene B. Gallagher, Patienthood in the mental hospital
    • Conceptualizing "inmatehood" as involving a two-way "causal flow" between personality and social-system determinants reflects a transactional epistemology.1967, American Journal of Mental Deficiency - Volume 71 - Page 646
    Synonyms:
    inmatecy

Synonyms of inmatehood

  • inmatecy

Origin of inmatehood

From inmate + -hood.

Questions about inmatehood

What does inmatehood mean?
Inmatehood means the state or condition of an inmate.
What part of speech is inmatehood?
Inmatehood is a noun.

Words near inmatehood in the dictionary

  1. inmarries
  2. inmarry
  3. inmarrying
  4. INMARSAT
  5. inmate
  6. inmatehood
  7. inmates
  8. inmeat
  9. inmeats
  10. inmesh
  11. inmeshed

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