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Rota

see synonyms of rota

Noun

1. rota

(Roman Catholic Church) the supreme ecclesiastical tribunal for cases appealed to the Holy See from diocesan courts

2. rota

a roster of names showing the order in which people should perform certain duties

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Rota

see synonyms of rota
noun
mainly British
a register of names showing the order in which people take their turn to perform certain duties
noun
Roman Catholic Church
the supreme ecclesiastical tribunal for judging cases brought before the Holy See

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Rota

see synonyms of rota
noun
1.  Chiefly British
a roster, esp. one listing the rotation of duties
2.  [R-]; Roman Catholic Church
an ecclesiastical court of appeal in Rome, as for matrimonial cases

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Rota

see synonyms of rota
An island of the western Pacific Ocean in the southern Mariana Islands north of Guam. The Japanese used it as a base for their attack on Guam, December 8-11, 1941. Rota remained in Japanese hands until the end of the war.
n.
1. Chiefly British A roll call or roster of names.
2. Chiefly British A round or rotation of duties.
3. Rota Roman Catholic Church A tribunal of prelates that serves as an ecclesiastical court.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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