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| lo·cum [ lṓkəm ] (plural lo·cums) or lo·cum te·nens [ lkəm ténnənz ] (plural lo·cum te·nen·tes [ lkəm tə nén tz ]) |
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stand-in: somebody, especially a member of the clergy, who stands in to do the job of another who is away or unwell
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| [Mid-17th century. < medieval Latin locum tenens "somebody holding the place" < Latin locus "place" + tenere "to hold"] |
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