locum : Idioms & Phrases

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locum tenens

  • noun someone (physician or clergyman) who substitutes temporarily for another member of the same profession
    locum.
WordNet
Lo"cum te"nens
Etymology
L., holding the place; locus place + tenens, p. pr. of tenere to hold. Cf. Lieutenant.
Definitions
  1. A substitute or deputy; one filling an office for a time.
Webster 1913