compos mentis
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compos mentis
- /ˈkɒmpɒs ˈmɛntɪs/
Where it comes from
From Latin compos (“in control, having mastery”) + mentis (“of mind”).
adjective
- Of sound mind, sane; thus fully accountable (legally and/or morally) for one's deeds. ‘[…] you have my hearty consent, sir, to marry the girl whensumdever it’s convenient.’ Dame Mayrose finished her speech with a low courtesy, and Tom Sponge sat like a petrified image. ‘For God’s sake, Mrs. Mayrose, are you compos mentis?’ said he. ‘Please your honour, I don’t understand no foreign l
