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Definition of: locum tenens

(lō′kəm tē′nenz) Chiefly Brit.
A temporary representative or substitute. [<L, holding the place <locus place + tenens, ppr. of tenere hold]

Most often used phrases:

patriarchal locum tenens
locum tenens acting
locum tenens metropolitan
appointed locum tenens

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