Part of speech: Noun
(Roman Catholic Church) the supreme ecclesiastical tribunal for cases appealed to the Holy See from diocesan courts
Categories: Court, Tribunal, Judicature
Part of speech: Noun
a roster of names showing the order in which people should perform certain duties
Categories: Roll, Roster
The word "rota" was borrowed from Latin rota.
Church Latin preserved classical vocabulary and spread it through religious texts worldwide.