ROTA

rota

(noun) a roster of names showing the order in which people should perform certain duties

Rota

(noun) (Roman Catholic Church) the supreme ecclesiastical tribunal for cases appealed to the Holy See from diocesan courts

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Proper noun

Rota

(Catholicism) A branch of the papal Curia which serves as an appellate court in ecclesiastical cases, including cases of marriage nullity.

(UK, historical or obsolete) A club established by James Harrington in 1659 to advocate term limits and rotation of government offices; other similar clubs of the era.

Anagrams

• -ator, RATO, Rato, Roat, Taro, rato, taro

Etymology 1

Noun

rota (plural rotas)

(British) A schedule that allocates some task, responsibility or (rarely) privilege between a set of people according to a (possibly periodic) calendar.

Etymology 2

Noun

rota (plural rotas)

(musical instruments) A kind of zither, played like a guitar, used in the Middle Ages in church music.

Anagrams

• -ator, RATO, Rato, Roat, Taro, rato, taro

Source: Wiktionary


Ro"ta, n. Etym: [L. rota wheel. The name is said to allude to the design of the floor of the room in which the court used to sit, which was that of a wheel. See Rotary.]

1. An ecclesiastical court of Rome, called also Rota Romana, that takes cognizance of suits by appeal. It consists of twelve members.

2. (Eng. Hist.)

Definition: A short-lived political club established in 1659 by J.Harrington to inculcate the democratic doctrine of election of the principal officers of the state by ballot, and the annual retirement of a portion of Parliament.

Ro"ta, n. (Mus.)

Definition: A species of zither, played like a guitar, used in the Middle Ages in church music; -- written also rotta.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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