compos

compos
com·pos (kŏmʹpəs) adj.
Compos mentis; sane: “The well-being of the country, even the survival of the world, depends on the president's being compos” (Morton Kondracke).
  [Short for compos mentis.]

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  • Compos mentis — Com pos men tis a. [L.] (Law) Sane in mind; being of sound mind, memory, and understanding. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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