capitalized
[Medieval Latin, from Latin]: a tribunal of the papal curia exercising jurisdiction especially in matrimonial cases appealed from diocesan courts
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chiefly British
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: a fixed order of rotation (as of persons or duties)
Recent Examples on the WebThis barrier can be overcome by careful planning and scheduling, ensuring there is always coverage within each team, or implementing a rota system with time in lieu.—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024 Frances split the bills three ways, set the house rules, and stuck a cleaning rota on the fridge.—Mary Costello, The New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2023 The course has yielded some of the best scores in the Open rota.—Jim Hoban, BostonGlobe.com, 19 July 2023 It was decided randomly by rota; the managers, careless matchmakers, like God.—Dizz Tate, Harper's Magazine, 21 Feb. 2023 My rota consisted of one day, and two night, shifts.—Sinéad O’Sullivan, Vogue, 5 Jan. 2023 The drivable 18th ranks as the easiest par 4 on The Open rota.—Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 29 June 2022 Suddenly moving from an official position while on a royal rota is the most cardinal of sins.—Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE.com, 6 Apr. 2022 Native Americans, for example, have different names for the year’s rota of full moons, a technique partly designed to track the passage of time.—Robin Andrews, Forbes, 26 May 2021
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