I. ˈinˌmāt, usu -ād.+V noun
Etymology: in (IV) + mate
1.
a. obsolete : lodger , tenant
b. archaic : one who lives in the same house or apartment with another
inquired whether he was a pleasant inmate and a kind neighbor — Harriet Martineau
2. : one of a family, community, or other group occupying a single dwelling, home, or other place of residence
rush the enemy settlement when all its inmates are asleep — C.D.Forde
lifted the door of a pen, stirred up its inmates with his hand — Adrian Bell
entered the house and seized all its inmates
especially : a person confined or kept in an institution (as an asylum, prison, or poorhouse)
II. adjective
archaic : living in the house of another : dwelling with another