ad;journ pronunciation: function: verb etymology: middle english ajournen, from old french ajorner to order to appear in court on a certain day, from a- (from latin ad-) + jour day — more at journeydate: 15th centurytransitive verb : to suspend indefinitely or until a later stated timeintransitive verb 1 : to suspend a session indefinitely or to another time or place2 : to move to another place