What does "sojourn" mean?
Sojourn: Home he goeth, he might not longer sojourn. Chaucer. The soldiers first assembled at Newcastle, and there sojourned three days. Hayward.
Additional senses
- 2.A temporary residence, as that of a traveler in a foreign land. Though long detained In that obscure sojourn. Milton.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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