C16: from Latin fiscus treasury, originally money-bag
fisc in American English
(fɪsk)
noun
Rare
a royal or state treasury; exchequer
Word origin
Fr < L fiscus: see fiscal
fisc in American English
(fɪsk)
noun
a royal or state treasury; exchequer
Word origin
[1590–1600; ‹ MF ‹ L fiscus treasury, moneybag, lit., basket, bag]This word is first recorded in the period 1590–1600. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: class, jolt, mission, operator, radius
Examples of 'fisc' in a sentence
fisc
Whatever the causes of the current state of the national fisc, two things are certain.