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adjourn
early 14c., from O.Fr.
ajourner
, from the phrase
à jorn
"to a stated day" (
à
"to" +
journ
"day," from L.
diurnus
"daily;" see
diurnal
). The sense is to set a date for a re-meeting. Meaning "to go in a body to another place" (1640s) is colloquial.