visitatorial

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

adjective

1. of or relating to an official visitor or official visitation.
2. having the power of visitation.

visitatorial

/ ˌvɪzɪtəˈtɔːrɪəl /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or for an official visitation or visitor
2. empowered to make official visitations

Word History and Origins

Origin of visitatorial¹

1680–90; < Medieval Latin vīsitātōri ( us ) ( visitation, -tory ¹ ) + -al ¹

Example Sentences

Elaborate arrangements for the custody of the seal are therefore common in visitatorial injunctions.

From Project Gutenberg

S. Peter exercising supreme visitatorial power 145 VII.

From Project Gutenberg

Paul and Barnabas propose to visit "our brethren in every city in which we have preached the word of the Lord;" S. John exerts visitatorial power over the churches of that province wherein he dwelt, and that too, apparently, when he was the sole survivor of the Apostolic college, yet did not go into other parts.

From Project Gutenberg

Paul, St., distinguishes St. Peter among the Apostles, 67 why so much said of him in the Acts, 121 his visitatorial power contrasted with St. Peter's, 146 his epistles incidentally confirm St. Peter's Primacy, 160 recognises St. Peter's Primacy, 161 by going to visit him, 162-165 and in his second visit, 166-169 what is involved in his censure of St. Peter, 169-171 its real amount, 177 force of his terming the Church "one body," 193 how emphatic he is in setting forth visible unity, 197.

From Project Gutenberg

And in order that said Board of Visitors may not be limited in their powers by the foregoing recital, I further confer upon the said Board of Visitors all the visitatorial powers and privileges, which, by the law of the land, belong and are intrusted to any Visitor of any eleemosynary corporation....

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