Inmatehood
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The state or condition of an inmate. rare, uncountable
"Prisons and mental hospitals show certain fundamental similarities in organizational structure, in goals, and in the nature of "inmatehood.""
Example
More examples"Prisons and mental hospitals show certain fundamental similarities in organizational structure, in goals, and in the nature of "inmatehood.""
Etymology
From inmate + -hood.