'Rota' definitions:
Definition of 'Rota'
(from WordNet)
noun
(Roman Catholic Church) the supreme ecclesiastical tribunal for cases appealed to the Holy See from diocesan courts
noun
A roster of names showing the order in which people should perform certain duties
Definition of 'Rota'
From: GCIDE
- Rota \Ro"ta\, n. (Mus.) A species of zither, played like a guitar, used in the Middle Ages in church music; -- written also rotta. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Rota'
From: GCIDE
- Rota \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. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'rota'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- account,
- agenda,
- annals,
- beadroll,
- cadastre,
- calendar,
- catalog,
- census,
- census report,
- checklist,
- checkroll,
- chronicle,
- correspondence,
- docket,
- documentation,
- dramatis personae,
- head count,
- history,
- honor roll,
- inventory,
- jury list,
- jury panel,
- letters,
- lineup,
- list,
- memorial,
- muster,
- muster roll,
- nose count,
- order of business,
- pipe roll,
- poll,
- program,
- property roll,
- questionnaire,
- record,
- recording,
- register,
- registry,
- relic,
- remains,
- returns,
- roll,
- roll call,
- rolls,
- roster,
- scroll,
- table,
- tax roll,
- token,
- trace,
- vestige