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locum tenens

noun
/ˌləʊkəm ˈtɛnɛns/UK

Etymology

Existing in English since the seventeenth century: from Medieval Latin locum tenēns (literally “one holding a place”). Doublet of lieutenant.

  1. borrowed from locum tenēns

Definitions

  1. A professional person (such as a doctor or clergyman) who temporarily fulfills the duties…

    A professional person (such as a doctor or clergyman) who temporarily fulfills the duties of another.

    • "I expected better things of you, Professor Summerlee." "You must remember," said Summerlee, sourly, "that I have a large class in London who are at present at the mercy of an extremely inefficient locum tenens."

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