Thesaurus: rota

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1. n. An ecclesiastical court of Rome, called also Rota Romana, that takes cognizance of suits by appeal. It consists of twelve members.
2. n. 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. n. A species of zither, played like a guitar, used in the Middle Ages in church music; -- written also rotta.
4. n. (Roman Catholic Church) the supreme ecclesiastical tribunal for cases appealed to the Holy See from diocesan courts
5. n. a roster of names showing the order in which people should perform certain duties
6. 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. A species of zither, played like a guitar, used in the Middle Ages in church music; -- written also rotta.
7. A short-lived political club established in 1659 byJ.Harrington to inculcate the democratic doctrine of election of theprincipal officers of the state by ballot, and the annual retirementof a portion of Parliament.
8. n:100 n. (Roman Catholic Church) the supreme ecclesiastical tribunal for cases appealed to the Holy See from diocesan courts n. a roster of names showing the order in which people should perform certain duties