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rota |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Rota \Ro"ta\, n. (Mus.) A species of zither, played like a guitar, used in the Middle Ages in church music; -- written also {rotta}. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: Rota n 1: (Roman Catholic Church) the supreme ecclesiastical tribunal for cases appealed to the Holy See from diocesan courts [syn: {Rota}] 2: (British) a roster of names showing the order in which people should perform certain duties
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