vis·i·ta·tion 
/ˌvɪzəˈteɪʃən/ noun
plural vis·i·ta·tions /ˌvɪzəˈteɪʃən/ noun 1 [noncount] law : the act of visiting your children or the right to visit your children after you are divorced and while they are living with their other parent
▪ supervised visitation ▪ He has visitation rights on the weekends. 2 [count, noncount] formal : an official visit by an important person especially to look at or inspect something
▪ the visitation of a diocese by a bishop 3 [count] US : a time before a dead person is buried when people may view the body
▪ Visitation is from 8:00 to 10:00 a.m. 4 : an occurrence when something supernatural (such as a ghost or an angel) appears to someone [count] ▪ ghostly visitations [noncount] ▪ visitation by ghosts 5 [count] formal + old-fashioned : a bad thing that happens and is believed to be punishment from God
▪ a visitation of the plague upon the city
▪ supervised visitation ▪ He has visitation rights on the weekends.
▪ the visitation of a diocese by a bishop
▪ Visitation is from 8:00 to 10:00 a.m.
▪ a visitation of the plague upon the city
