visitorial

[ viz-i-tawr-ee-uhl, -tohr- ]

/ ˌvɪz ɪˈtɔr i əl, -ˈtoʊr- /

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adjective

of or relating to a visitor; visitatorial.

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Origin of visitorial

First recorded in 1805–15; visitor + -ial

Words nearby visitorial

visiting nurse, visiting professor, visiting teacher, visitor, visitor centre, visitorial, visitor's passport, Vislinsky Zaliv, vis major, visna, Viso

How to use visitorial in a sentence

The first change proposed was with regard to the visitorial power of the crown.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III.|E. Farr and E. H. Nolan
The General Assembly shall exercise as heretofore a visitorial power over corporations.
A short history of Rhode Island|George Washington Greene