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Entry 3 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Rota

/rōt'-ə/ · Ro·ta · IPA /ˈɹoʊtə/
01 n. An ecclesiastical court of Rome, called also Rota Romana, that takes cognizance of suits by appeal. It consists of twelve members.
  1. 1.
    An ecclesiastical court of Rome, called also Rota Romana, that takes cognizance of suits by appeal. It consists of twelve members. Also: Rota Romana
  2. 2.
    A short-lived political club established in 1659 by J.Harrington to inculcate the democratic doctrine of election of the principal officers of the state by ballot, and the annual retirement of a portion of Parliament.(Eng. Hist.)
02 n. A species of zither, played like a guitar, used in the Middle Ages in church music; -- written also rotta.
  1. 1.
    A species of zither, played like a guitar, used in the Middle Ages in church music; -- written also rotta.(Mus.)