fisc
/fɪsk/noun
1- Roman History the public treasury of Rome or the emperor's privy purse【罗马史】古罗马国库（或皇室财库）。
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- archaic & N. Amer. a public treasury or exchequer〈古, 北美〉金库; 国库。
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- （亦作fisk）Scottish archaic the public treasury to which estates lapse by escheat〈苏格兰, 古〉（财产因无人继承而转归国家构成的）公共财库。
词源
late 16th cent.: from French, or from Latin fiscus 'rush basket, purse, treasury'.