I. noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English, from gerund of visiten to visit — more at visit
: a fleeting influence (as from a spiritual source)
no compunctious visitings of Nature shake my fell purpose — Shakespeare
II. adjective
Etymology: from past participle of visit (I)
: giving professional or technical service or advice in the home and for short periods rather than by the day or week
a visiting housekeeper