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fiscus

fiscus noun: a government treasury.

Noun

fiscus (plural fisci)

  1. A government treasury.
    • It generally applies to all taxes, stamp duties or other compulsory payments to state funds or local governments as well as any subsidies received from the central fiscus or state funds as long as the administration thereof is provided by the Tax and Financial Supervision Authority.1998, Klára Oppenheim, Jenny Power, Hungarian Business Law, →ISBN, page 46
    • Furthermore, it is shown by the fact that the State treasury (" fiscus ") could not be made a party to an action, and also, later, by the absolute power of the emperor.1999, Ludwig von Bar, A History of Continental Criminal Law, →ISBN, page 18

Proper noun capitalized: Fiscus

Fiscus (plural Fiscuses)

  1. A surname from German.

Forms of fiscus

Noun
pluralfisci
Proper noun
pluralFiscuses

Origin of fiscus

Borrowed from Latin fiscus (“treasury”).

Borrowed from German Fiscus, a Latinization of the surname Korb.

Questions about fiscus

What does fiscus mean?
Fiscus means a government treasury.
What part of speech is fiscus?
Fiscus can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of fiscus?
The plural of fiscus is fisci.

Words near fiscus in the dictionary

  1. Fischman
  2. Fischmans
  3. fisci
  4. fiscorn
  5. fiscs
  6. fiscus
  7. Fiscuses
  8. fise
  9. Fiser
  10. Fisers
  11. fises

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