"locum tenens" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌləʊkəm ˈtɛnɛns/ [Received-Pronunciation] Forms: locum tenentes [plural], locos tenentes [plural]
Etymology: Existing in English since the seventeenth century: from Medieval Latin locum tenens (literally “one holding a place”). Doublet of lieutenant. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ML.|locum tenens|lit=one holding a place}} Medieval Latin locum tenens (literally “one holding a place”), {{m|en|lieutenant}} lieutenant Head templates: {{en-noun|locum tenentes|locos tenentes}} locum tenens (plural locum tenentes or locos tenentes)
  1. A professional person (such as a doctor or clergyman) who temporarily fulfills the duties of another. Wikipedia link: locum tenens Categories (topical): People Synonyms: locum [UK, abbreviation, informal], proxy, stand-in Related terms: locum, locus, tenant Translations (someone who temporarily fulfills the duties of another): stedfortræder [common-gender] (Danish), Stellvertreter [masculine] (German), Vertretungsperson [feminine] (German), Vertreter [masculine] (German), staðgengill [masculine] (Icelandic)

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