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

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

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 from this daily frequentation that the latter was enabled to write a "Life of Lincoln."

From The Lincoln Story Book A Judicious Collection of the Best Stories and Anecdotes of the Great President, Many Appearing Here for the First Time in Book Form by Williams, Henry Llewellyn

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

He had a wide knowledge of the world, obtained by the frequentation of all sorts of companies.

From The Queen Pedauque by Stritzko, Jos. A. V.