locum tenensn.

Brit.

/ˌləʊkəm ˈtɛnɛnz/, U.S.

/ˌloʊkəm ˈtɛnənz/

Inflections: Plural locum tenentes;

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin locum tenens.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin locum tenens person who holds the place of another, substitute, deputy (frequently from 13th cent. in British and continental sources) < classical Latin locum , accusative of locus place (see locus n.¹) + tenēns , present participle of tenēre to hold (see tenent adj.). Compare earlier locum tenent n., and also earlier lieutenant n. N.E.D. (1903) gives only the non-naturalized pronunciation (lō^u·kɒ̆m tī·nenz) /ˈləʊkəm ˈtiːnɛnz/.

a. = locum n. 1.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > delegated authority > one having delegated or derived authority > [noun] > deputy or substitute > temporary

supply1584

locum tenens1640

locum1885

1640 Constit. & Canons Eccl. xi. sig. F3^v And further, that no Deane and Chapter confirme any Patent of any Chancellour, Commissaries, or Officials place, wherein the said conditions are not expressed sub pœna suspensionis, to the Deane (or his locum tenens if he passe the Act in his absence).

1641 S. Marshall et al. Answer Hvmble Remonstr. (1653) v. 22 Leaving Titus as his Locum tenens.

1683 in J. Strype Stowe's Survey of London (1720) II. v. xxix. 391/2 The Lord Maiors Locumtenens.

a1754 T. Carte Gen. Hist. Eng. (1755) IV. 410 They ordered him to appoint a locum tenens and upon his declining to do so, they required..the three eldest aldermen, one after another, to assume the post.

1764 S. Foote Mayor of Garret ii. 47 D'ye mean..Master Jeremy's deputy?.. Ay, ay, his Locum Tenens.

1838 E. Bulwer-Lytton Alice I. iii. ii. 242 The old driveller will be my locum tenens, till years and renown enable me to become his successor.

1883 S. C. Hall Retrospect Long Life I. 326 He not being on the spot, a locum tenens became a necessity.

1907 Times 14 Dec. 11/4 The electors are the Vice-Chancellor and the head of colleges or their locum-tenentes.

1950 G. Brenan Face of Spain ii. 44 He has been appointed schoolmaster of a village in the Sierra, but, finding the pay insufficient to support him, he had put in a local man as locum tenens.

2011 Farmington (New Mexico) Daily Times (Nexis) 25 July The downside of using locum tenens is that patients can suffer by the ebb and flow of their health care providers.

b. In extended use. Something which (temporarily) takes the place of, or acts as a substitute for, another.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > change > exchange > substitution > [noun] > a substitute

changec1460

supplier1491

quid pro quo?1535

supply1567

vicegerent1583

substitute1589

vice1597

succedane1601

surrogate1644

succedaneum1651

succedaneum1662

vicar1676

superseder?1774

supersessor1810

locum tenens1814

supplial1837

remplaçant1850

fill-in1918

Stepney1928

stand-in1933

substituter1956

1814 T. L. Peacock Sir Hornbook 15 A pronoun is used instead of a noun, and may be considered its locum tenens, or deputy.

1846 ‘H. Hieover’ Stable Talk & Table Talk II. 293 I found the real key, scratched its locum tenens from its place, and..gloried..in my stratagem.

1851 R. F. Burton Scinde II. xvii. 63 There is no such thing as patriotism in Central Asia; its locum tenens as a bond of union is religion or bigotry.

1904 K. J. de Kok Empires of Veld 74 They were sick of Dutch rule, as represented by its locum tenens, the said East India Company.

1999 S. Edelman Representation & Recognition in Vision vii. 221 Assume for the moment that the representation of a cat is indeed a symbol or a place holder for the cat inside the visual system—its locum tenens (the cat's lieutenant, as it were).

2. A post or position as a locum tenens (sense 1a); = locum tenency n. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > healing > healer > physician > [noun] > locum > position of

locum tenens1755

locum1891

1755 B. Martin Misc. Corr. Aug. 139/1 The Rt. Worshipful Sir Robt. Ladbroke, by Virtue of a Locum Tenens from the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor, went in the State-coach to the Quest-room in Trinity-court..and held a Ward-mote.

1899 Lancet 5 Aug. 86/2 (advt.) Locum Tenens or good Assistantship by doubly-qualified man.

1908 A. S. M. Hutchinson Once aboard Lugger vi. vi. §2. 437 There's this locum tenens I was going to take up in the North.

2010 Age (Melbourne) (Nexis) 10 Nov. (Traveller section) 22 We're off to Gippsland. But it's work, really. Writing for me, locum tenens for him.

Compounds

General attributive and appositive.

ΚΠ

1879 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 15 Mar. (end matter) (advt.) Being at present disengaged, he is prepared to take temporary locum tenens work.

1887 Pall Mall Gaz. 16 Nov. 7/1 Dr. S., the locum tenens body physician of his Imperial and Royal Highness.

1904 New Irish Jurist & Local Govt. Rev. 3 June 198/1 An improved scale of fees for consultations and locum tenens duties.

1992 G. Pontiero tr. J. Saramago Year of Death of Ricardo Reis 281 He will have to go forth once more in search of a vacancy, a locum tenens position to make the days pass more quickly.

2006 New Mexican (Sante Fe) (Nexis) 17 June c5 The medical center is trying to get away from using locum-tenens doctors.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	locum tenens
释义	locum tenensn. Brit. /ˌləʊkəm ˈtɛnɛnz/, U.S. /ˌloʊkəm ˈtɛnənz/ Inflections: Plural locum tenentes; Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin locum tenens. Etymology: < post-classical Latin locum tenens person who holds the place of another, substitute, deputy (frequently from 13th cent. in British and continental sources) < classical Latin locum , accusative of locus place (see locus n.¹) + tenēns , present participle of tenēre to hold (see tenent adj.). Compare earlier locum tenent n., and also earlier lieutenant n. N.E.D. (1903) gives only the non-naturalized pronunciation (lō^u·kɒ̆m tī·nenz) /ˈləʊkəm ˈtiːnɛnz/. 1. a. = locum n. 1. ΘΚΠ society > authority > delegated authority > one having delegated or derived authority > [noun] > deputy or substitute > temporary supply1584 locum tenens1640 locum1885 1640 Constit. & Canons Eccl. xi. sig. F3^v And further, that no Deane and Chapter confirme any Patent of any Chancellour, Commissaries, or Officials place, wherein the said conditions are not expressed sub pœna suspensionis, to the Deane (or his locum tenens if he passe the Act in his absence). 1641 S. Marshall et al. Answer Hvmble Remonstr. (1653) v. 22 Leaving Titus as his Locum tenens. 1683 in J. Strype Stowe's Survey of London (1720) II. v. xxix. 391/2 The Lord Maiors Locumtenens. a1754 T. Carte Gen. Hist. Eng. (1755) IV. 410 They ordered him to appoint a locum tenens and upon his declining to do so, they required..the three eldest aldermen, one after another, to assume the post. 1764 S. Foote Mayor of Garret ii. 47 D'ye mean..Master Jeremy's deputy?.. Ay, ay, his Locum Tenens. 1838 E. Bulwer-Lytton Alice I. iii. ii. 242 The old driveller will be my locum tenens, till years and renown enable me to become his successor. 1883 S. C. Hall Retrospect Long Life I. 326 He not being on the spot, a locum tenens became a necessity. 1907 Times 14 Dec. 11/4 The electors are the Vice-Chancellor and the head of colleges or their locum-tenentes. 1950 G. Brenan Face of Spain ii. 44 He has been appointed schoolmaster of a village in the Sierra, but, finding the pay insufficient to support him, he had put in a local man as locum tenens. 2011 Farmington (New Mexico) Daily Times (Nexis) 25 July The downside of using locum tenens is that patients can suffer by the ebb and flow of their health care providers. b. In extended use. Something which (temporarily) takes the place of, or acts as a substitute for, another. ΘΚΠ the world > time > change > exchange > substitution > [noun] > a substitute changec1460 supplier1491 quid pro quo?1535 supply1567 vicegerent1583 substitute1589 vice1597 succedane1601 surrogate1644 succedaneum1651 succedaneum1662 vicar1676 superseder?1774 supersessor1810 locum tenens1814 supplial1837 remplaçant1850 fill-in1918 Stepney1928 stand-in1933 substituter1956 1814 T. L. Peacock Sir Hornbook 15 A pronoun is used instead of a noun, and may be considered its locum tenens, or deputy. 1846 ‘H. Hieover’ Stable Talk & Table Talk II. 293 I found the real key, scratched its locum tenens from its place, and..gloried..in my stratagem. 1851 R. F. Burton Scinde II. xvii. 63 There is no such thing as patriotism in Central Asia; its locum tenens as a bond of union is religion or bigotry. 1904 K. J. de Kok Empires of Veld 74 They were sick of Dutch rule, as represented by its locum tenens, the said East India Company. 1999 S. Edelman Representation & Recognition in Vision vii. 221 Assume for the moment that the representation of a cat is indeed a symbol or a place holder for the cat inside the visual system—its locum tenens (the cat's lieutenant, as it were). 2. A post or position as a locum tenens (sense 1a); = locum tenency n. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > healer > physician > [noun] > locum > position of locum tenens1755 locum1891 1755 B. Martin Misc. Corr. Aug. 139/1 The Rt. Worshipful Sir Robt. Ladbroke, by Virtue of a Locum Tenens from the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor, went in the State-coach to the Quest-room in Trinity-court..and held a Ward-mote. 1899 Lancet 5 Aug. 86/2 (advt.) Locum Tenens or good Assistantship by doubly-qualified man. 1908 A. S. M. Hutchinson Once aboard Lugger vi. vi. §2. 437 There's this locum tenens I was going to take up in the North. 2010 Age (Melbourne) (Nexis) 10 Nov. (Traveller section) 22 We're off to Gippsland. But it's work, really. Writing for me, locum tenens for him. Compounds General attributive and appositive. ΚΠ 1879 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 15 Mar. (end matter) (advt.) Being at present disengaged, he is prepared to take temporary locum tenens work. 1887 Pall Mall Gaz. 16 Nov. 7/1 Dr. S., the locum tenens body physician of his Imperial and Royal Highness. 1904 New Irish Jurist & Local Govt. Rev. 3 June 198/1 An improved scale of fees for consultations and locum tenens duties. 1992 G. Pontiero tr. J. Saramago Year of Death of Ricardo Reis 281 He will have to go forth once more in search of a vacancy, a locum tenens position to make the days pass more quickly. 2006 New Mexican (Sante Fe) (Nexis) 17 June c5 The medical center is trying to get away from using locum-tenens doctors. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1640
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