in-patient

(in’pa’shent), n. [ A patient who is lodged and fed as well as treated in a hospital or infirmary. See out-patient. in pectore (in pek’t6-ré). [1.: in, in; pectore, abl. of pectus, breast, bosom: see pectoral.] In or within the breast; in reserve: as, a cardinal im pectore (one whose appointment has not been promulgated). in-pensioner (in’pen’shon-ér), ». [