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  1. In the Christian church, a formal visit by a
  2. bishop or church official to examine the
  3. churches or abbeys within his jurisdiction.
  4. In medieval visitations, records were kept of
  5. the detecta, matters disclosed to the
  6. visitor, and comperta, what the visitor found
  7. for himself.
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