There's this locum tenens I was going to take up in the North (A. S. M. Hutchinson).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
Locum tenens — Lo cum te nens . [L., holding the place; locus place + tenens, p. pr. of tenere to hold. Cf. {Lieutenant}.] A substitute or deputy; one filling an office for a time. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
locum tenens — SYN: locum tenant. [L. one holding a place] * * * lo·cum te·nens .lō kəm tē .nenz, nənz n, pl locum te·nen·tes ti nen .tēz a medical practitioner who temporarily takes the place of another * * * a doctor who stands in temporarily for a colleague… … Medical dictionary
locum tenens — lo•cum te•nens [[t]ˈloʊ kəm ˈti nɛnz, ˈtɛn ɪnz[/t]] n. pl. locum te•nen•tes [[t]təˈnɛn tiz[/t]] brit. a temporary substitute, esp. for a doctor or member of the clergy Also called, esp. Brit., locum. Etymology: 1635–45; < ML locum tenēns lit … From formal English to slang
locumtenens — lo·cum te·nens (lōʹkəm tēʹnĕnz , tĕnʹənz) n. pl. locum te·nen·tes (tə nĕnʹtēz) A person, especially a physician or cleric, who substitutes temporarily for another. [Medieval Latin locum tenēns: Latin locum, accusative of locus, place + Latin… … Universalium
