'Sojourn' definitions:
Definition of 'sojourn'
(from WordNet)
noun
A temporary stay (e.g., as a guest) [syn: sojourn, visit]
verb
Spend a certain length of time; reside temporarily
Definition of 'Sojourn'
From: GCIDE
- Sojourn \So"journ\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Sojourned; p. pr. & vb. n. Sojourning.] [OE. sojornen, sojournen, OF. sojorner, sejorner, F. s['e]journer, fr. L. sub under, about + diurnus belonging to the day. See Journal, Diurnal.] To dwell for a time; to dwell or live in a place as a temporary resident or as a stranger, not considering the place as a permanent habitation; to delay; to tarry. [1913 Webster]
- Abram went down into Egypt to sojourn there. --Gen. xii. 30. [1913 Webster]
- Home he goeth, he might not longer sojourn. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
- The soldiers first assembled at Newcastle, and there sojourned three days. --Hayward. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Sojourn'
From: GCIDE
- Sojourn \So"journ\, n. [Cf. OF. sujurn, sujur, sejor, F. s['e]jour. See Sojourn, v. i.] A temporary residence, as that of a traveler in a foreign land. [1913 Webster]
- Though long detained In that obscure sojourn. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'sojourn'
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