Broadmoor patient

noun

Broad·​moor patient

ˈbrȯdˌmu̇ə-,

-mōə-,

-mȯ(ə)-

British

: one legally detained as a criminal lunatic

Word History

Etymology

Broadmoor, asylum for criminal lunatics in Berkshire, England

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