'Sojourned' definitions:

Definition of 'Sojourned'

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  • 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]

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