Emily Dickinson Lexicon

AD-JOURN', v.t. [adjurn'; Fr. ajourner, from journée, a day, or day's work, or journey; It. giorno. See Journal, Journey.]

Literally, to put off, or defer to another day; but now used to denote a formal intermission of business, a putting off to any future meeting of the same body, and appropriately used of public bodies or private commissioners, intrusted with business; as, the court adjourned the consideration of the question.