visitatrix

Civil War she was entrusted with the delicate mission of directing the institutions of the Sisters of Charity in the South, and was the mainstay of the Sisters in their arduous labours; in 1866 she was appointed visitatrix of the community, which she continued to direct until her death.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 2: Assizes-Browne 1840-1916 1913

She inspected first, as visitatrix, all convents of the order in the United States and Canada and embarked for Europe in 1872.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 7: Gregory XII-Infallability 1840-1916 1913

Ten voyages to Europe, five to Cuba, and constant journeyings as mother provincial or visitatrix forced her to undergo much fatigue and peril.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 7: Gregory XII-Infallability 1840-1916 1913

He ratifies the election of the mother general divided into several provinces governed by a visitatrix and a director, a priest of the Congregation of the Mission, who are appointed by the central government.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 3: Brownson-Clairvaux 1840-1916 1913