Associations to the word «Rota»

Wiktionary

ROTA, noun. (British) A schedule that allocates some task, responsibility or (rarely) privilege between a set of people according to a (possibly periodic) calendar.
ROTA, noun. (musici) A kind of zither, played like a guitar, used in the Middle Ages in church music.

Dictionary definition

ROTA, noun. (Roman Catholic Church) the supreme ecclesiastical tribunal for cases appealed to the Holy See from diocesan courts.
ROTA, noun. A roster of names showing the order in which people should perform certain duties.

Wise words

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