"fisc" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /fɪsk/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Pvanp7-fisc.wav Forms: fiscs [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪsk Etymology: Partly from Middle French fisc and partly from its etymon, Latin fiscus (“basket, money-bag, public treasury”); see fiscal. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|frm|fisc}} Middle French fisc, {{bor|en|la|fiscus||basket, money-bag, public treasury}} Latin fiscus (“basket, money-bag, public treasury”), {{!}} | Head templates: {{en-noun}} fisc (plural fiscs)
  1. (Ancient Rome) The public treasury of Rome. Tags: Ancient-Rome
    Sense id: en-fisc-en-noun-o39LsoDT Categories (other): Ancient Rome
  2. Any state treasury or exchequer.
    Sense id: en-fisc-en-noun-StEtjvSc Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 7 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 81 Disambiguation of Pages with 7 entries: 5 18 38 38 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 14 41 41
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: confiscate, confiscation, fiscal

Inflected forms

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