• A substitute or deputy; one filling an office for a time.
Synonym: locum tenant. ... Origin: L. One holding a place ... (05 Mar 2000) ... 
(lo´kum ten´ens) a physician who temporarily takes the place of another.
Lo'cum te'nens [ Latin , holding the place; locus place + tenens , present participle of tenere to hold. Confer Lieutenant .] A substitute or deputy; one filling an office for a time. 
Type: Term Pronunciation: lō′kŭm ten′enz Synonyms: locum tenant
Locum tenens is Latin for A deputy
[n] - someone (physician or clergyman) who substitutes temporarily for another member of the same profession
locum tenens One holding the place. This phrase refers to someone who is filling in temporarily for another person and is also translated as, 'a substitute' or 'deputy'. This expression is used more often in reference to 'pinch-hitting physicians and clergymen'; however, it also may apply to a temporary employee who is recruited by an employment a...
(locum) deputy, substitute, temporary replacement (for example of a doctor)
locum noun someone (physician or clergyman) who substitutes temporarily for another member of the same profession
a temporary substitute, esp. for a doctor or member of the clergy. Also called