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Fiscal

Fis'cal, a.

adjective

a. [Fr., Pr., Sp., & Pg. fiscal, It. fiscale, Lat. fiscalis, from fiscus. See supra.] Pertaining to the public treasury or revenue. “The fiscal arrangements of government.” Hamilton.

Fis'cal, n.

noun

n. 1. The income of a prince or state; revenue; exchequer. [Obs.] Bacon.

Sense 2. A treasurer. Swinburne.

Sense 3. A public officer in Scotland who prosecutes in petty criminal cases. Simmonds.

Sense 4. The king's solicitor in Spain and Portugal; the attorney-general.