n.
Pronunciation: ' r ō -t ə
Function: noun
Etymology: Latin, wheel ― more at ROLL
Date: 1619
1 capitalized [ Medieval Latin, from L] : a tribunal of the papal curia exercising jurisdiction especially in matrimonial cases appealed from diocesan courts
2 chiefly British a : a fixed order of rotation (as of persons or duties) b : a roll or list of persons : ROSTER