From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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.
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Abram went down into Egypt to sojourn there. --Gen.
xii. 30.
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Home he goeth, he might not longer sojourn. --Chaucer.
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The soldiers first assembled at Newcastle, and there
sojourned three days. --Hayward.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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.
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Though long detained
In that obscure sojourn. --Milton.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
sojourn
n 1: a temporary stay (e.g., as a guest) [syn: {sojourn},
{visit}]
v 1: spend a certain length of time; reside temporarily
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