for the time (being); temporary or temporarily
often shortened to pro tem
Origin of pro tempore
Classical Latinpro tempore
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pro tempore
adverb
For the time being; temporarily.
Origin of pro tempore
Latin prō tempore prō for tempore ablative of tempus timeTHE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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pro tempore - Legal Definition
adj
adv
n
Latin
For the
time being. A temporary position or appointment. Also called pro tem.
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