Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - sojourn

 I. noun  Etymology: Middle English sojorn, from Anglo-French sujur, sujurn, from sujurner  Date: 13th century a temporary stay a ~ in the country  II. intransitive verb  Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French sujurner, sejurner, from Vulgar Latin *subdiurnare, from Latin sub under, during + Late Latin diurnum day — more at up, journey  Date: 14th century to stay as a temporary resident ; stop ~ed for a month at a resort  • ~er noun