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fisc

Pronunciation: /fɪsk/

The English word “fisc” has 2 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. The public treasury of Rome.
  2. Any state treasury or exchequer.

Etymology

Partly from Middle French fisc and partly from its etymon, Latin fiscus (“basket, money-bag, public treasury”); see fiscal.

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