[F., irreg. f. L. vīsitand-, gerundial stem of vīsitāre to visit + -INE.] A nun belonging to the Order of the Visitation, founded in 1610 by Mme. de Chantal (St. Frances) under the direction of St. Francis de Sales.
1747. Gentl. Mag., 571/1. There is near the same number of Congregants, Ursulines, Visitandines, and other sorts of Beguines.
1872. W. H. Jervis, Gallican Ch., I. v. 247. A kindred institution took its rise, whose history is one of special interest, namely the Order of Visitandines, founded by François de Sales.
1888. Emily Bowles, Mme. de Maintenon 128. Madame de Maintenon wisely made choice of some Visitandines, the holy and gentle daughters of St. Francis de Sales and St. Frances de Chantal, to train the community.
b. attrib. or as adj.
1888. Dublin Rev., Oct., 313. Miss Giberne … who afterwards became a Visitandine nun.
