visitation

1. n. The act of visiting, or the state of being visited; access for inspection or examination. Source: opted

2. n. Specifically: The act of a superior or superintending officer who, in the discharge of his office, visits a corporation, college, etc., to examine into the manner in which it is conducted, and see that its laws and regulations are duly observed and executed; as, the visitation of a diocese by a bishop. Source: opted

3. n. The object of a visit. Source: opted

4. n. The act of a naval commander who visits, or enters on board, a vessel belonging to another nation, for the purpose of ascertaining her character and object, but without claiming or exercising a right of searching the vessel. It is, however, usually coupled with the right of search (see under Search), visitation being used for the purpose of search. Source: opted

5. n. Special dispensation; communication of divine favor and goodness, or, more usually, of divine wrath and vengeance; retributive calamity; retribution; judgment. Source: opted

6. n. A festival in honor of the visit of the Virgin Mary to Elisabeth, mother of John the Baptist, celebrated on the second of July. Source: opted

7. n. an annoying or frustrating or catastrophic event Source: wordnet

8. n. any disaster or catastrophe Source: wordnet

9. n. an official visit for inspection or supervision Source: wordnet

10. The act of a naval commander who visits, or enters on board, avessel belonging to another nation, for the purpose of ascertainingher character and object, but without claiming or exercising a rightof searching the vessel. It is, however, usually coupled with theright of search (see under Search), visitation being used for thepurpose of search. Source: adambom

11. n:100 n. any disaster or catastrophe n. an official visit for inspection or supervision Source: ecdict

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