visitation

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman visitacioun, from Old French visitacion, from Latin vīsitātiō.

noun

1. The act of visiting, or an instance of being visited.
   Existing visitor facilities for both frontcountry areas experience crowding during the summer season, when the park receives most of its visitation, […] 1995, United States. National Park Service. Denver Service Center, Draft, Frontcountry Development Concept Plan, page I
2. An official visit to inspect or examine something.
3. An encounter with supernatural beings such as ghosts or aliens.
4. An affliction or disaster attributed to destiny, or to God.
5. (law) The right of a separated or divorced parent to visit a child; access.
6. A punishment or blessing ordained by God.
7. (ecology) An unusual and extensive irruption of a species of animals into another region.