VISITATION

[noun]He explained that the hospital had strict policies about visitation (= the act of visiting). [U]On May 13, 1917 three young shepherd children reported a visitation (= a visit) from the Virgin Mary. [C](esp. humorous) A visitation is an official visit from someone important.We're awaiting a visitation from the inspector.(US) Visitation is the act of a divorced (= previously but no longer married) parent spending time with the child(ren) he or she no longer lives with, at agreed times and under agreed conditions.The court ordered that she only be allowed supervised visitation.The mother had earlier agreed to visitation rights, but then began restricting the father's time with the child.