Visitatorial

Visitatorial
Visitatorial Vis`it*a*to"ri*al, a. [Cf. LL. visitator a bishop temporarily put in place of another.] Of or pertaining to visitation, or a judicial visitor or superintendent; visitorial. [1913 Webster]

An archdeacon has visitatorial power. --Ayliffe. [1913 Webster]

The queen, however, still had over the church a visitatorial power of vast and undefined extent. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster]


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  • visitatorial — vis·i·ta·to·ri·al /ˌvi zə tə tōr ē əl/ adj: visitorial Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …   Law dictionary

  • visitatorial — [viz΄i tə tôr′ē əl] adj. of or for visitation or inspection: also visitorial …   English World dictionary

  • visitatorial — adjective Date: 1688 of or relating to visitation or to a judicial visitor or superintendent …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • visitatorial — /viz i teuh tawr ee euhl, tohr /, adj. 1. of or pertaining to an official visitor or official visitation. 2. having the power of visitation. [1680 90; < ML visitatori(us) (see VISITATION, TORY1) + AL1] * * * …   Universalium

  • visitatorial — adjective visitorial …   Wiktionary

  • visitatorial — vis·it·a·to·ri·al || ‚vɪzɪtÉ™ tɔːrɪəl adj. of or pertaining to an official visitor; having visitation rights …   English contemporary dictionary

  • visitatorial — vis·i·ta·to·ri·al …   English syllables

  • visitatorial — /vɪzətəˈtɔriəl/ (say vizuhtuh tawreeuhl) adjective 1. relating to an official visitor or to official visitation. 2. having the power of visitation …  

  • visitatorial — adj. of an official visitor or visitation. Etymology: ult. f. L visitare (see VISIT) …   Useful english dictionary

  • Visitor — For the Catholic equivalent, see Canonical visitation, and for other uses, see Visitor (disambiguation) A Visitor, in United Kingdom law and history, is an overseer of an autonomous ecclesiastical or eleemosynary institution (i.e., a charitable… …   Wikipedia

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