(Roman History)the public treasury of Rome or the emperor's privy purse (罗马史)罗马国库;罗马国王个人金库 ■(archaic & N. Amer.)a public treasury or exchequer (古,北美)公库;国库 ■(亦作 fisk)(Scottish archaic)the public treasury to which estates lapse by escheat (苏格兰,古)(由无人继承的房地产转归国家构成的)财库
语源
late 16th cent.: from French, or from Latin fiscus 'rush basket, purse, treasury'