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Rota   Listen
noun
Rota  n.  
1.
An ecclesiastical court of Rome, called also Rota Romana, that takes cognizance of suits by appeal. It consists of twelve members.
2.
(Eng. Hist.) 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.





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"Rota" Quotes from Famous Books



... time was passed in their beloved Ischia, where the Duchessa, as Castellana, was obliged to receive much company. And here were found the flower of chivalry and the men most noted in letters.... They listened to the poets Sanazzaro, il Rota, and Bernardo Tasso; or they heard the admirable discourses on letters of Musefico, il Giovio, and il Minturno. It was an agreeable school for the youthful minds of Vittoria and Pescara. Thus passed in great happiness the first three ...
— Italy, the Magic Land • Lilian Whiting


Words linked to "Rota" :   Great Britain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, court, U.K., tribunal, UK, Church of Rome, roll, Roman Catholic, United Kingdom, roster


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