visitation
noun /ˌvɪz.ɪˈteɪ.ʃən/Definition
› [C] an official visit from someone important: humorous We're awaiting a visitation from the inspector. In 1917 three shepherd children reported a visitation from the Virgin Mary.Visiting › [U] US an arrangement in which a divorced parent may spend time with the children he or she no longer lives with, at agreed times and under agreed conditions: The mother agreed to visitation rights for the boys' father.Parenting and caring for childrenVisitingEnding relationships and divorce › [C] formal an event that is considered to be a message or a punishment from GodHoliness
(Definition of visitation noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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