Found 2 items, similar to locum tenens.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: locum tenens
locum tenens
n : someone (physician or clergyman) who substitutes temporarily
for another member of the same profession [syn:
locum]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Locum tenens
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]