Rota (Noun)

Meaning ¹

A roster of names showing the order in which people should perform certain duties.

Classification

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.

Hypernyms

• Roster

Meaning ²

(Roman Catholic Church) the supreme ecclesiastical tribunal for cases appealed to the Holy See from diocesan courts.

Classification

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects.

Examples

• The Apostolic Penitentiary and the Roman Rota are two of the three tribunals of the Apostolic See.
• The Roman Rota is the ordinary and immediate tribunal for cases that are appealed to the Holy See from diocesan courts.
• The Rota has jurisdiction over appeals from diocesan courts in cases involving the validity of sacraments, such as marriage annulments.
• The Roman Rota is composed of auditors, who are usually bishops, and is headed by the Dean of the Rota.
• The Rota's decisions can be appealed to the Apostolic Signatura, which is the highest tribunal of the Catholic Church.

Hypernyms

• Judicature
• Tribunal