Rota

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

English

Etymology

From Italian and Latin 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 cases of marriage nullity.
   • 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. (UK, 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

• -ator, RATO, Rato, Roat, Taro, rato, taro

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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
• [1] Population Register of Latvia: Rota was the only given name of 199 persons in Latvia on May 21st 2010.