'Rota Romana' definitions:

Definition of 'Rota Romana'

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]