rota

¹

[ roh-tuh ]

noun

1. Chiefly British.
   1. a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
   2. an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
2. a roster.
3. (initial capital letter) Roman Catholic Church. Official_name Sa·cra Ro·ma·na Ro·ta [sah, -kr, uh, roh-, mah, -n, uh, , roh, -t, uh] or Sa·cred Ro·man Ro·ta. the ecclesiastical tribunal in Rome, constituting the court of final appeal.

rota

²

[ roh-tuh ]

noun

1. rote ².

Rota

³

[ raw-tah ]

noun

1. Ni·no [nee, -naw], 1911–1979, Italian composer.

rota

¹

/ ˈrəʊtə /

noun

1. a register of names showing the order in which people take their turn to perform certain duties

Rota

²

/ ˈrəʊtə /

noun

1. RC Church the supreme ecclesiastical tribunal for judging cases brought before the Holy See

Word History and Origins

Origin of rota¹

First recorded in 1650–60; from Latin: “wheel”

Word History and Origins

Origin of rota¹

C17: from Latin: a wheel

Example Sentences

His appeal against his suspension was taken to the Roman Rota in Italy in 2016 - an internal Catholic court system.

From BBC

Rota said he had made a mistake and resigned.

From Reuters

Anthony Rota said he did not know of the veteran's Nazi ties.

From BBC

The election was triggered by the resignation of Anthony Rota, who stepped down last week after he invited — and honored — a man who fought for a Nazi military unit during World War II.

From Seattle Times

Former speaker Anthony Rota, a member of the governing Liberal party, resigned last week.

From Reuters

Related Words

• agenda
• inventory
• record
• schedule
• table