Sojourn

noun/ˈsoʊd͡ʒɚn/general

Definition

A temporary stay somewhere; to stay briefly in a place.

Etymology

From Middle English sojourne (noun) and sojournen (verb), from Old French sojor, sojorner (modern séjour, séjourner), from (assumed) Vulgar Latin *subdiurnāre, from Latin sub- (“under, a little over”) + Late Latin diurnus (“lasting for a day”), from Latin dies (“day”).

Synonyms

abode

In a sentence

A two-year sojourn in Columbus.