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==Etymology==
[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English], from Anglo-French visiter, from [[Latin]] visitare, frequentative of visere to go to see, frequentative of vidēre to see
*Date: [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/13th_Century 13th century]
==Definitions==
:''transitive verb''
*1 a archaic : comfort —used of the [[Deity]] <visit us with Thy [[salvation]] — [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Wesley Charles Wesley]>
:b (1) : afflict <visited his people with distempers — Tobias Smollett> (2) : inflict, impose <visited his [[Anger|wrath]] upon them>
:c : avenge <visited the sins of the [[fathers]] upon the [[children]]>
:d : to present itself to or come over momentarily <was visited by a strange notion>
*2 : to go to see in order to comfort or help
*3 a : to pay a call on as an [[act]] of [[friendship]] or courtesy
:b : to reside with temporarily as a guest
:c : to go to see or stay at (a place) for a particular [[purpose]] (as [[business]] or sightseeing)
:d : to go or come officially to inspect or oversee <a bishop visiting his parishes>
:''intransitive verb''
*1 : to make a visit; also : to make frequent or regular visits
*2 : chat, [[converse]] <enjoys visiting with the [[neighbors]]>
==Description==
A '''Visitor''', in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom United Kingdom] [[law]] and [[history]], is an overseer of an [[autonomous]] [[ecclesiastical]] or eleemosynary [[institution]] (i.e., a charitable institution set up for the perpetual [[distribution]] of the founder's alms and bounty), who can [[intervene]] in the internal affairs of that institution. These [[institutions]] usually comprise cathedrals, chapels, [[colleges]], [[universities]] and hospitals.
The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_monarch British sovereign], the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lord_Chancellor Lord Chancellor], the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lord_President_of_the_Council Lord President of the Council], the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archbishop_of_Canterbury Archbishop of Canterbury], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peerage peers], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bishop diocesan bishops], etc. are the most common Visitors, though any [[person]] or office-holder can be [[nominated]]. The Queen usually [[delegates]] her visitatorial [[functions]] to the Lord Chancellor. During the reform of the [[universities]] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Oxford Oxford] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Cambridge Cambridge] in the 19th century, Parliament ordered Visitations to the universities to make [[inquiries]] and to reform the university and college statutes. Bishops are usually the Visitors to their own cathedrals.
There is a [[ceremonial]] element to the role and the Visitor may also be called upon to give [[advice]] where an [[institution]] expresses [[doubt]] as to its [[powers]] under its charter and statutes. However, the most important [[function]] of the Visitor was within [[academic]] institutions, where the Visitor had to determine disputes arising between the academic institution and its members. [[Traditionally]] the [[courts]] have been exempted from any [[jurisdiction]] over [[student]] complaints. As a result there had been much [[speculation]] that this contravened the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_Rights_Act_1998 Human Rights Act 1998]. However in 2004 the Higher Education Act transferred the jurisdiction of the Visitor over student complaints in UK universities to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Office_of_the_Independent_Adjudicator Office of the Independent Adjudicator].
==Etymology==
[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English], from Anglo-French visiter, from [[Latin]] visitare, frequentative of visere to go to see, frequentative of vidēre to see
*Date: [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/13th_Century 13th century]
==Definitions==
:''transitive verb''
*1 a archaic : comfort —used of the [[Deity]] <visit us with Thy [[salvation]] — [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Wesley Charles Wesley]>
:b (1) : afflict <visited his people with distempers — Tobias Smollett> (2) : inflict, impose <visited his [[Anger|wrath]] upon them>
:c : avenge <visited the sins of the [[fathers]] upon the [[children]]>
:d : to present itself to or come over momentarily <was visited by a strange notion>
*2 : to go to see in order to comfort or help
*3 a : to pay a call on as an [[act]] of [[friendship]] or courtesy
:b : to reside with temporarily as a guest
:c : to go to see or stay at (a place) for a particular [[purpose]] (as [[business]] or sightseeing)
:d : to go or come officially to inspect or oversee <a bishop visiting his parishes>
:''intransitive verb''
*1 : to make a visit; also : to make frequent or regular visits
*2 : chat, [[converse]] <enjoys visiting with the [[neighbors]]>
==Description==
A '''Visitor''', in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom United Kingdom] [[law]] and [[history]], is an overseer of an [[autonomous]] [[ecclesiastical]] or eleemosynary [[institution]] (i.e., a charitable institution set up for the perpetual [[distribution]] of the founder's alms and bounty), who can [[intervene]] in the internal affairs of that institution. These [[institutions]] usually comprise cathedrals, chapels, [[colleges]], [[universities]] and hospitals.
The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_monarch British sovereign], the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lord_Chancellor Lord Chancellor], the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lord_President_of_the_Council Lord President of the Council], the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archbishop_of_Canterbury Archbishop of Canterbury], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peerage peers], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bishop diocesan bishops], etc. are the most common Visitors, though any [[person]] or office-holder can be [[nominated]]. The Queen usually [[delegates]] her visitatorial [[functions]] to the Lord Chancellor. During the reform of the [[universities]] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Oxford Oxford] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Cambridge Cambridge] in the 19th century, Parliament ordered Visitations to the universities to make [[inquiries]] and to reform the university and college statutes. Bishops are usually the Visitors to their own cathedrals.
There is a [[ceremonial]] element to the role and the Visitor may also be called upon to give [[advice]] where an [[institution]] expresses [[doubt]] as to its [[powers]] under its charter and statutes. However, the most important [[function]] of the Visitor was within [[academic]] institutions, where the Visitor had to determine disputes arising between the academic institution and its members. [[Traditionally]] the [[courts]] have been exempted from any [[jurisdiction]] over [[student]] complaints. As a result there had been much [[speculation]] that this contravened the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_Rights_Act_1998 Human Rights Act 1998]. However in 2004 the Higher Education Act transferred the jurisdiction of the Visitor over student complaints in UK universities to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Office_of_the_Independent_Adjudicator Office of the Independent Adjudicator].