locum tenens

English - Turkish

Definition of locum tenens in English Turkish dictionary

birinin yerine çalışan

vekil

(fiil)kil

English - English

Definition of locum tenens in English English dictionary

A professional person (such as a doctor or clergyman) who temporarily fulfills the duties of another

someone (physician or clergyman) who substitutes temporarily for another member of the same profession

someone who fills the place of a worker who is temporarily absent; lieutenant

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

Hyphenation

lo·cum tenens

Synonyms

locum, proxy, stand-in

Etymology

[ 'lO-k&m ] (noun.) 1901. Existing in English since the seventeenth century: from Medieval Latin locum tenens, “one holding a place”.The Concise Oxford English Dictionary