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Webster 1913 Edition
Visitor
Vis′it-or
.[Cf. F.
visiteur
.] [Written also
visiter
.] 1.
One who visits; one who comes or goes to see another, as in civility or friendship.
“This great flood of visitors.” Shak.
2.
A superior, or a person lawfully appointed for the purpose, who makes formal visits of inspection to a corporation or an institution. See , 2, and , 2.
Visit
, Verb.
T.
Visitation
, Noun.
The king is the
visitor
of all lay corporations. Blackstone.
Webster 1828 Edition
Visitor
VIS'ITOR
, n.1.
One who comes or goes to see another, as in civility or friendship.2.
A superior or person authorized to visit a corporation or any institution, for the purpose of seeing that the laws and regulations are observed, or that the duties and conditions prescribed by the founder or by law, are duly performed and executed.The king is the visitor of all lay corporations.