meaning of rota
1. An ecclesiastical court of Rome, called also Rota Romana, that takes cognizance of suits by appeal. It consists of twelve members.
2. 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.
3. A species of zither, played like a guitar, used in the Middle Ages in church music; -- written also rotta.
4. a roster of names showing the order in which people should perform certain duties
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