English
locum tenens
Locum tenens comes from Medieval Latin locum tenēns.
- Medieval Latinc. 600–1500locum tenēnsliterally ‘one holding a place’
- Englishearliest quotation 1820locum tenens
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Medieval Latinc. 600–1500locum tenēnsliterally ‘one holding a place’
- Englishearliest quotation 1820locum tenens
Earliest quotation: 1820, The Steeliad: “[…] who speedily installed his Son […] into the…”
Every English word from Medieval Latin locum tenēns
Today it means
noun A professional person (such as a doctor or clergyman) who temporarily fulfills the duties of another.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Medieval Latin locum tenēns / locum tenens