Sentence:  The Company had now ſtaid ſo long, that Mrs. "Fitzpatrick" plainly perceived they all deſigned to ſtay out each other. She therefore reſolved to rid herſelf of "Jones", he being the <WSD>Viſitant</WSD>, to whom ſhe thought the leaſt Ceremony was due. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  One who visits; a guest; a visitor.