visitation

Universal Words noun 1 [U] (AmE) the right of a parent who is divorced or separated from his or her partner to visit a child who is living with the partner: She is seeking more liberal visitation with her daughter. * visitation rights compareACCESSn.(3) 2 [C,U] ~ (of / from sb/sth) (formal) an official visit, especially to to check that rules are being obeyed and everything is satisfactory 3 [C] ~ (of / from sb/sth) (formal) an unexpected appearance of sth, for example a ghost 4 [C] ~ (of sth) (formal) a disaster that is believed to be a punishment from God: a visitation of plague