ETYM Latin rota wheel. The name is said to allude to the design of the floor of the room in which the court used to sit, which was that of a wheel. Related to Rotary.
(British) A roster of names showing the order in which people should perform certain duties.

Nino 1911-1979 Italian composer

(Roman Catholic Church) The supreme ecclesiastical tribunal for cases appealed to the Holy See from diocesan courts.
Roster; Roman Catholic tribunal; Music, round.

1. Island W Pacific at S end of the Marianas area 35 square miles (91 square kilometers).
2. Town and port sw Spain on the Atlantic nw of Cádiz.