visiting card

A small card, bearing one's name, ., to be left on making calls or paying visits. viş'-It-õr, *vis-it-our, s. [Fr. visit eur, from visiter =to visit.] 1. One who visits; one who makes a visit or call; a visitor. "Distinguishing the familiar riend or relation from the most modish visitor ." -Tatler , No. 105. 2. A superior or officer authorized to make a visitation of 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. "After they had discharged bishops, they agreed to have superintendents, commi ioners, and visitors ."Holinshed: Historie of Scotland , (an. 1583).