Definition of "rota" [‖Ro•ta•ro]

• Chiefly British A roll call or roster of names. (noun)
• Chiefly British A round or rotation of duties. (noun)
• Roman Catholic Church A tribunal of prelates that serves as an ecclesiastical court. (noun)

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• "Many speculators have suggested that the Latin word rota ` wheel 'is the Tarot's origin."
• "Four years later, the tournament formerly known as the Westchester Classic but now called The Barclays has settled on what the British Open calls a rota: a regular slate of courses, in this case four, that will stage the event in successive years."
• "As well as leading technical management of their portfolio applications the post holder will be expected to be sufficiently familiar with all other Healthcare applications to enable them to support a technical on-call rota"