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Webster 1913 Edition


Fiscal

Fis′cal

(fĭs′kal)
,
Adj.
[F.
fiscal
, L.
fiscalis
, fr.
fiscus
. See
Fisc
.]
Pertaining to the public treasury or revenue.
The
fiscal
arrangements of government.
A. Hamilton.

Fis′cal

,
Noun.
1.
The income of a prince or a state; revenue; exchequer.
[Obs.]
Bacon.
2.
A treasurer.
H. Swinburne.
3.
A public officer in Scotland who prosecutes in petty criminal cases; – called also
procurator fiscal
.
4.
The solicitor in Spain and Portugal; the attorney-general.

Webster 1828 Edition


Fiscal

FISC'AL

,
Adj.
Pertaining to the public treasury or revenue.
The fiscal arrangement of government.

FISC'AL

, n.
1.
Revenue; the income of a prince or state.
2.
A treasurer.