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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. someone (physician or clergyman) who substitutes temporarily for another member of the same profession;
[syn: locum tenens, locum]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Locum tenens \Lo"cum te"nens\n. [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]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

locum tenens
    n 1: someone (physician or clergyman) who substitutes
         temporarily for another member of the same profession [syn:
         locum tenens, locum]