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fisc

[fisk]
–noun
a royal or state treasury; exchequer.

Origin:
1590–1600; < MF < L fiscus treasury, moneybag, lit., basket, bag
fisc   (fĭsk)   
n.  The treasury of a kingdom or state.

[French, from Latin fiscus, money basket, treasury.]

Fisc

Fisc\, n. [F. fisc, fr. L. fiscus basket, money basket, treasury; prob. akin to fascis bundle. See Fasces.] A public or state treasury. --Burke.
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