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Definition visitation in British English

visitation noun

noun
/ˌvɪzɪˈteɪʃ(ə)n/
1

the activity of visiting a place or person

Example

the visitation of the sick

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1.1

an official visit, especially one that examines the activities of a person or group

Example

The church is subject to visitation by our local bishop.

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1.2

the right of a divorced parent to visit children who live with the other parent

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a visitation arrangement

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visitation rights

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2

an occasion when people think they have seen a spirit or have received a punishment from God

Example

They believed the plague was a visitation of God.

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Definition visitation in British English