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rota

noun
/ˈɹəʊtə/UK/ˈɹoʊtə/US

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin rota (“wheel”). Doublet of rotor and ruote.

  1. derived from rota — “wheel”
  2. derived from Rota
  3. derived from Rota

Definitions

  1. A schedule that allocates some task, responsibility or (rarely) privilege between a set…

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

    • on a rota basis
    • [The manager] instituted a rota for having the players attend supporters’ club meetings throughout the season, telling them it was part of the job of being a footballer.

  2. A kind of zither used in the Middle Ages in church music.

    • Along the creek bed he came, plucking a rota, a zither of five strings with bone-yoke facings and a beaverskin carrying-bag thrown over his shoulder.

  3. A branch of the papal Curia which serves as an appellate court in ecclesiastical cases,…

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

    • The Rota consists of twelve Doctors, chosen out of the four Nations of Italy, France, Spain, and Germany.
  4. ›+ 4 more definitions

    1. A club established by James Harrington in 1659 to advocate term limits and rotation of…

      A club established by James Harrington in 1659 to advocate term limits and rotation of government offices; other similar clubs of the era.

    2. A surname from Italian.

    3. A town in Andalusia, Spain.

    4. An island of the Northern Mariana Islands.

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