noun
visitation
viz-ih-TAY-shun/ˌvɪzɪˈteɪʃn/
An occasion when someone comes to visit.
The inspector makes an arranged visitation to the school.
Etymology
The pieces describe the act of going to see someone or inspect a place. Early uses included church officials examining parishes and visits to comfort sick people or prisoners.
In context
my visitation rights on the weekends growing up. Okay. And was that in California? Yes. And so how how often would you see your father? Um about every other weekend.
More examples
- The hospital allows visitation throughout the afternoon.
- Friends offer condolences at the visitation before the funeral.
- The novel opens with a visitation from a friendly ghost.