Rota

See also: rota, rotá, ròta, rotà, rōta, röta, and rȫta

English

Etymology

From Latin and Italian Rota, from Latin rota (“wheel”)

Proper noun

Rota

  1. (Catholicism) A branch of the papal Curia which serves as an appellate court in ecclesiastical cases, including divorce.
    • 1728, Ephraim Chambers, Cyclopaedia, s.v. "Rota":
      The Rota consists of twelve Doctors, chosen out of the four Nations of Italy, France, Spain, and Germany.
  2. (Britain, historical or obsolete) A club established by James Harrington in 1659 to advocate term limits and rotation of government offices; other similar clubs of the era.

Derived terms
  • rotal
  • rota-man, Rota-man
  • rota room, Rota-room

References
  • "rota, n.", in the Oxford English Dictionary, Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Anagrams

Latvian

Etymology

First recorded as a given name of Latvians in the end of the 19th century. From rota (“adornment”).

Proper noun

Rota f

  1. A female given name.

References
  • Klāvs Siliņš: Latviešu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, →ISBN
  • Population Register of Latvia: Rota was the only given name of 199 persons in Latvia on May 21st 2010.
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