frequentation

American  

[free-kwuhn-tey-shuhn] / ˌfri kwənˈteɪ ʃən /

noun

1. the practice of frequenting; habit of visiting often.

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frequentation British  

/ ˌfriːkwɛnˈteɪʃən /

noun

1. the act or practice of frequenting or visiting often

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Etymology

Origin of frequentation

1400–50; late Middle English < Middle French fréquentation < Latin frequentātiōn- (stem of frequentātiō ). See frequent, -ation

Example Sentences

On going out the Assistant Commissioner made to himself the observation that the patrons of the place had lost in the frequentation of fraudulent cookery all their national and private characteristics. 

From The Secret Agent a Simple Tale by Conrad, Joseph

The frequentation of the port of Nieuport presents all the facilities which the merchants can require.

From The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution (Volume VI) by Various

Indeed the frequentation and proper reception of the Sacraments themselves largely depend upon it.

From The Young Priest's Keepsake by Phelan, Michael

He cautions him against the frequentation of dangerous company and other occasions of sin, or he recommends special practices of piety suited to the penitent's wants.

From The Faith of Our Fathers by Gibbons, James

It was not devotion to an outdoor life, but the frequentation of foreign cafés which was responsible for that habit, investing with a character of unceremonious impermanency Mr Verloc’s steady fidelity to his own fireside. 

From The Secret Agent a Simple Tale by Conrad, Joseph