I. rō-ˈtis-rē, -ˈti-sə- noun
Etymology: French rôtisserie, from Middle French rostisserie, from rostir to roast — more at roast
Date: circa 1920
1. : a restaurant specializing in broiled and barbecued meats
2. : an appliance fitted with a spit on which food is rotated before or over a source of heat
II. adjective
Usage: often capitalized
Etymology: from La Rotisserie Française, restaurant in New York City where a group of fans began the organization of a fantasy baseball league in 1979
Date: 1980
: of, relating to, or being a sports league consisting of imaginary teams whose performance is based on the statistics of actual players
a rotisserie baseball league