| Definition/Meaning | Word/Phrase |
|---|
| Roman Emperor who was the adoptive son of Trajan; travelled throughout his empire to strengthen its frontiers and encourage learning and architecture; on a visit to Britain in 122 he ordered the construction of Hadrian's Wall (76-138) |
Adrian
,
Hadrian
,
Publius Aelius Hadrianus
|
| visit in an official or professional capacity |
call
|
| brief social visit |
call
|
| twelve days after Christmas; celebrates the visit of the three wise men to the infant Jesus |
Epiphany
,
Epiphany of Our Lord
,
January 6
,
Three Kings' Day
,
Twelfth day
|
| girl in a fairy tale who meets a wolf while going to visit her grandmother |
Little Red Riding Hood
|
| trip made by a repairman to visit the location of something in need of service |
service call
|
| visit places of interest |
sightsee
|
| visit in an official capacity to examine a site to determine its suitability for some enterprise |
site visit
|
| official visit for inspection or supervision |
visitation
|
| right granted by a court to a parent (or other relative) who is deprived of custody of a child to visit the child on a regular basis |
visitation right
|
| nurse who is paid to visit the sick in their homes |
visiting nurse
|
