visitation
noun /ˌvɪzɪˈteɪʃn/
/ˌvɪzɪˈteɪʃn/
- [uncountable] (North American English) the right of a parent who is divorced or separated from his or her partner to visit a child who is living with the partner
- She is seeking more liberal visitation with her daughter.
- visitation rights
- [countable, uncountable] visitation (of/from somebody/something) (formal) an official visit, especially to check that rules are being obeyed and everything is as it should be
- [countable] visitation (of/from somebody/something) (formal) an unexpected appearance of something, for example a ghost
- [countable] visitation (of something) (formal) a disaster that is believed to be a punishment from God
- a visitation of plague
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French, or from late Latin visitatio(n-), from the verb visitare ‘go to see’, frequentative of visare ‘to view’, from videre ‘to see’.