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

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

But it should be remembered that in most libraries, even the busiest, there are seasons of the day, or periods of very stormy weather, when the frequentation of readers is quite small.

From A Book for All Readers An Aid to the Collection, Use, and Preservation of Books and the Formation of Public and Private Libraries by Spofford, Ainsworth Rand

On that healthy heath he has been harboring, for nearly half a life, every villainy of good fellowship that could be perfected by the careless frequentation of our early intimacy and my unsuspecting camaraderie.

From Trilbyana The Rise and Progress of a Popular Novel by Gilder, Jeannette Leonard

I neuer sawe in anye place greater abundaunce and frequentation of people, forasmuche as I could perceyue by tarrying there the space of 20 dayes.

From Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah & Meccah — Volume 2 by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir

Evidently the frequentation of St. Joseph's was much the same as the theatres.

From Evelyn Innes by Moore, George (George Augustus)