soj ‧ ourn /ˈsɒdʒɜːn $ ˈsoʊdʒɜːrn/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: sojorn , from sojorner 'to stay' , from Vulgar Latin subdiurnare , from Latin sub 'during' + Late Latin diurnum 'day' ]
formal a short period of time that you stay in a place that is not your home SYN stay :
a brief sojourn in Europe
—sojourn verb [intransitive]