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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
locum tenens /ˌləʊkəm ˈtiːnɛnz, ˈtɛn-/

▶noun (pl. locum tenentes /tɪˈnɛntiːz, tɛ-/) a temporary deputy, especially one acting for a cleric or doctor.

– origin C17: from med. L., lit. ‘one holding a place’ (see locus, tenant).

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