visitatorial

• POS: Adjective
• HYPHEN: vis=it=a=to=ri=al

CIDE DICTIONARY

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

OXFORD DICTIONARY

visitatorial, adj. of an official visitor or visitation.

Etymology

ult. f. L visitare (see VISIT)