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Rota

Rota Meaning & Definition
Rota Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Rota?

[n] (British) a roster of names showing the order in which people should perform certain duties
[n] (Roman Catholic Church) the supreme ecclesiastical tribunal for cases appealed to the Holy See from diocesan courts

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See Also | court | judicature | roll | roster | tribunal

Rota In Webster's Dictionary

\Ro"ta\, n. [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.) 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.) A species of zither, played like a guitar, used in the Middle Ages in church music; -- written also {rotta}.

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