sojourney

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sojourney (third-person singular simple present sojourneys, present participle sojourneying, simple past and past participle sojourneyed)

  1. (intransitive, obsolete) To sojourn; to reside during one's travels.
    • 1822, L. Alexander, The first book of Moses, called Genesis:
      As Abraham was not his subject he could not command him; but as Abraham had sojourneyed in his land, and he was acquainted with the power of Abraham, i. e. God's protection: he was desirous of Abraham's oath, []