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.
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In"mate`, a.
Admitted as a dweller; resident; internal.
[R.] "
Inmate guests."
Milton.
© Webster 1913.