sojourning

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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Sojourning \So"journ*ing\, n.
   The act or state of one who sojourns.
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