Defn: An arm of the sea; a frith.
FIR TREE
Fir" tree`
Defn: . See Fir.
FISC Fisc, n. Etym: [F. fisc, fr. L. fiscus basket, money basket, treasury; prob. akin to fascis bundle. See Fasces.]
Defn: A public or state treasury. Burke.
FISCAL
Fis"cal, a. Etym: [F. fiscal, L. fiscalis, fr. fiscus. See Fisc.]
Defn: Pertaining to the public treasury or revenue.
The fiscal arreangements of government. A. Hamilton.
FISCAL
Fis"cal, n.
1. The income of a prince or a state; revenue; exhequer. [Obs.] Bacon.
2. A treasurer. H. Swinburne.