Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Journal

Journal , a.

[F., fr. L. diurnalis diurnal, fr. diurnus belonging to the day, fr. dies day. See Diurnal.]

Daily; diurnal.
Whiles from their journal labors they did rest. — Spenser

Journal , n.

[F. journal. See Journal, a.]

1.
A diary; an account of daily transactions and events.
2.
That which has occurred in a day; a day's work or travel; a day's journey.
3.
That portion of a rotating piece, as a shaft, axle, spindle, etc., which turns in a bearing or box. See Illust. of Axle box.