noncompos

1 of 2

noun

non·​com·​pos

(ˈ)nän¦kämpəs

plural noncomposes or noncomposses

-sə̇z

: a person who is non compos mentis

non compos

2 of 2

adjective

"

: non compos mentis

they'll say you're non compos

—Kenneth Roberts

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Latin non compos (in the phrase non compos mentis)

Adjective

Latin non compos (in the phrase non compos mentis)

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