Associations to the word «Locum»

Wiktionary

LOCUM, noun. (British) (informal) Abbreviated form of locum tenens.
LOCUM TENENS, noun. A professional person (such as a doctor or clergyman) who temporarily fulfills the duties of another.
LOCUM TENENTES, noun. Plural of locum tenens

Dictionary definition

LOCUM, noun. Someone (physician or clergyman) who substitutes temporarily for another member of the same profession.

Wise words

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
John Locke