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visitorial

American  
[viz-i-tawr-ee-uhl, -tohr-] / ˌvɪz ɪˈtɔr i əl, -ˈtoʊr- /

adjective

  1. of or relating to a visitor; visitatorial.

Etymology

Origin of visitorial

First recorded in 1805–15; visitor + -ial

Example Sentences

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The act goes on to require the corporations to make periodical reports concerning their business and affairs, and confers on the Commissioner of Internal Revenue a visitorial power to examine and compel further returns.

From Our Changing Constitution by Pierson, Charles Wheeler

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