visitation

英 [vɪzɪ'teɪʃ(ə)n] 美['vɪzə'teʃən]

• n. 访问；探视；视察；正式访问

1. an annoying or frustrating or catastrophic event;

"his mother-in-law's visits were a great trial for him"

"life is full of tribulations"

"a visitation of the plague"

2. any disaster or catastrophe;

"a visitation of the plague"

3. an official visit for inspection or supervision;

"the commissioner made visitations to all the precinct stations"

"the recent visitation of the bishop to his diocese"