Fisc (Lat. fiscus, 'a wicker-basket'), an old term for a prince's treasury. The word 'fiscal' is a derivative; as also Procurator-fiscal (q.v.).
Fisc
Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 4: Dionysius to Friction, p. 643
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Fisc (Lat. fiscus, 'a wicker-basket'), an old term for a prince's treasury. The word 'fiscal' is a derivative; as also Procurator-fiscal (q.v.).