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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

LOCUM TENENS

Lo "cum te "nens. Etym: [L., holding the place; locus place + tenens,p. pr. of tenere to hold. Cf. Lieutenant. ]

 

Defn: A substitute or deputy; one filling an office for a time.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

locum

lo cum |ˈlōkəm ˈloʊkəm | noun Brit. a person who stands in temporarily for someone else of the same profession, esp. a cleric or doctor. ORIGIN early 20th cent.: short for locum tenens .

 

locum tenens

lo cum te nens |ˈlōkəm ˈtenənz, ˈtēˌnenz loʊkəm ˈtɛnɛnz | noun ( pl. locum tenentes |təˈnentēz | ) full form of locum. DERIVATIVES lo cum te nen cy |ˈtenənsē, ˈtēnən - |noun ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from medieval Latin, literally one holding a place (see locus, tenant ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

locum

locum |ˈləʊkəm | noun Brit. a person who stands in temporarily for someone else of the same profession, especially a cleric or doctor. ORIGIN early 20th cent.: short for locum tenens .

 

locum tenens

locum tenens |ˌləʊkəm ˈtiːnɛnz, ˈtɛn -| noun ( pl. locum tenentes |tɪˈnɛntiːz, tɛ -| ) full form of locum. DERIVATIVES locum tenency |ˈtɛnənsi |noun ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from medieval Latin, literally one holding a place (see locus, tenant ).

 

Spanish Dictionary

locumbeta

locumbeta adjetivo /nombre común Perú [persona ] Que tiene alteradas sus facultades mentales :acabará borrachín, forajido, locumbeta .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

locum (tenens)

lo cum (te nens )/lòʊkəm (-ténənz )|(-ténenz )/〖<ラテン 名詞 locums, locum tenentes /-tənéntiːz /C ⦅主に英 ⦆代理牧師 ; 代診 (医 ).