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