Locum

A locum, or locum tenens, is a person who temporarily fulfills the duties of another; the term is especially used for physicians or clergy.[1] For example, a locum tenens physician is a physician who works in the place of the regular physician.

Locum tenens is a Latin phrase meaning "place holding", akin to the French lieutenant.

  1. ^ "Definition of LOCUM TENENS". www.merriam-webster.com. Retrieved 2019-01-22.