Adjournment
Pronunciation : Ad*journ"ment
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Cf. f. adjournement, OF. ajornement. See Adjourn.]
Definition : 1. The act of adjourning; the putting off till another day or time specified, or without day.
2. The time or interval during which a public body adjourns its sittings or postpones business.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913