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Feudal land subject to taxation by the royal household
Under the Merovingian and Carolingian dynasties of Francia, the fisc (from Latin fiscus; whence we derive "fiscal") applied to the royal demesne which
Fisc
U.S. federal court
The United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC; also called the FISA Court) is a U.S. federal court established under the Foreign Intelligence
United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court
United_States_Foreign_Intelligence_Surveillance_Court
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up fisc in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Fisc may refer to: fisc, taxes paid in kind, especially those of the Frankish kings, or a knight's money
Fisc_(disambiguation)
United States Article III court
warrants) by the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (or FISC). The FISCR was established by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act
United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review
United_States_Foreign_Intelligence_Surveillance_Court_of_Review
Whistleblower and NSA contractor (born 1983)
Act Protect America Act of 2007 FISA Amendments Act of 2008 Institutions FISC Senate Intelligence Committee National Security Council Lawsuits ACLU v.
Edward_Snowden
Part of Terrorist Surveillance Program
Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC). In 2008, Congress passed the FISA Amendments Act of 2008, which relaxed some of the original FISC requirements. During the
NSA warrantless surveillance (2001–2007)
NSA_warrantless_surveillance_(2001–2007)
Wealth gained over a given time period
Income is the consumption and saving opportunity gained by an entity within a specified timeframe, which is generally expressed in monetary terms. Income
Income
President of the United States from 2001 to 2009
Gonzales, Alberto (January 17, 2007). AG letter to Senate leaders regarding FISC decision and conclusion of Terrorist Surveillance Program . Washington, D
George_W._Bush
1978 United States federal law
terrorism. The law established the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) to oversee requests for surveillance warrants. Although FISA was initially
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act
Foreign_Intelligence_Surveillance_Act
President of the United States from 2009 to 2017
bringing more transparency to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC). In his speeches as president, Obama did not make more overt references
Barack_Obama
American federal judge (born 1963)
States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) in 2014, and he served as the presiding judge of the FISC from 2020 to 2021. In 2020, he was appointed
James_Boasberg
Former Naval Hospital in California
Fleet Industrial Supply Center or Navy FISC Administration Building/Alameda FISC building. The closure of FISC on April 25, 1997, was per Base Realignment
Alameda_Naval_Hospital
FBI surveillance compliance failures
Congress, and crime victims. The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) characterized these as "persistent and widespread violations". The revelations
FBI Section 702 query violations
FBI_Section_702_query_violations
Frankish Duke of Friuli
brought with her in her dowry, Count Evrard found the fisc of Cysoing. One gives the name fisc, in this age, to large, rural properties separate from
Eberhard_of_Friuli
Branch of the Indo-European language family
fisk-a — visk-u — — fisc-e < fisc-i fisc-u — Plural Nominative, Vocative *fisk-ôs, -ôz fisk-ōs fisk-ar visk-a visch-e Fisch-e fisc-as fisc-ōs, -ās fisk-ar
Germanic_languages
the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) on May 17, 2002. The Court of Review reversed the FISC's restrictions by stating that they "are not required
In_re_Sealed_Case_No._02-001
snail) The non-governmental organization FISC published the following list of invasive plant species in 2025. FISC added three category II species to the
List of invasive species in Florida
List_of_invasive_species_in_Florida
Frankish noble, daughter of Louis the Pious
domains including the fisc of Cysoing; located at the center of the country of Pèvele, Cysoing was one of the most beautiful fiscs in the region and became
Gisela, daughter of Louis the Pious
Gisela,_daughter_of_Louis_the_Pious
Life Sciences offers the one- or two-year Farm and Industry Short Course (FISC) program to high school graduates interested in farming or one of Wisconsin’s
Farm and Industry Short Course
Farm_and_Industry_Short_Course
American politician (1927–2003)
Senate Race – Nov 02, 1976". www.ourcampaigns.com. "The History of the Fisc", on the Fisc Report website. Retrieved June 17, 2010. Alan H. Levy (2013). The
Daniel_Patrick_Moynihan
Term used by the National Security Agency
EO 12333 Transit FISA FAA In a Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) order from October 3, 2011, it was said that the Upstream collection accounts
Upstream_collection
Academic journal
abbreviations ISO 4 (alt) · Bluebook (alt) NLM (alt) · MathSciNet (alt ) ISO 4 Fisc. Stud. Indexing CODEN (alt · alt2) · JSTOR (alt) · LCCN (alt) MIAR · NLM
Fiscal_Studies
Code name of a decryption program run by the NSA
Act Protect America Act of 2007 FISA Amendments Act of 2008 Institutions FISC Senate Intelligence Committee National Security Council Lawsuits ACLU v.
Bullrun_(decryption_program)
Abbey located in Seine-Maritime, in France
the abbey was founded on a gift of forested land belonging to the royal fisc presented by Clovis II and his queen, Balthild, to the Frankish nobleman
Jumièges_Abbey
Mass surveillance program run by the NSA
supervision of the U.S. Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISA Court, or FISC) pursuant to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). Its existence
PRISM
Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC). In 2008, Congress passed the FISA Amendments Act of 2008, which relaxed some of the original FISC requirements. However,
List_of_NSA_controversies
Swiss businessman and art dealer
selon le fisc suisse". Le Temps (in French). 3 August 2020. ISSN 1423-3967. Retrieved 31 August 2020. "Marchand d'art: À Genève, le fisc réclame 712
Yves_Bouvier
corvée, a tax paid in manual labour, such as on a public works project. fisc, in the Frankish kingdoms of the Medieval period food render, a feorm or
Tax_in_kind
American guitarist (born 1951)
Brother Where You Bound (1985) Phenomena – Phenomena II: Dream Runner (1987) Fisc – Handle with Care (1988) Heads Up – The Long Shot (1989) Air Pavilion –
Scott_Gorham
American whistleblower (born 1949)
Act Protect America Act of 2007 FISA Amendments Act of 2008 Institutions FISC Senate Intelligence Committee National Security Council Lawsuits ACLU v.
Diane_Roark
investment in Korea through collaboration with Foreign Investor Support Center (FISC) and the Office of Foreign Investment Ombudsman (Ombudman) located in KOTRA
Invest_KOREA
American judge (born 1950)
2013, she was appointed to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC), established in 1978 per the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. Her
Claire_Eagan
successor XKeyscore, targets for Pinwale have to be approved beforehand by the FISC. According to information obtained by The Guardian from Edward Snowden, Pinwale
Pinwale
Unit of the U.S. National Security Agency
Act Protect America Act of 2007 FISA Amendments Act of 2008 Institutions FISC Senate Intelligence Committee National Security Council Lawsuits ACLU v.
Tailored_Access_Operations
US surveillance law
application of the statute (i.e., to receive a FISA surveillance warrant, a FISC foreign agent definition was required). This data could be monitored only
Protect_America_Act_of_2007
Act Protect America Act of 2007 FISA Amendments Act of 2008 Institutions FISC Senate Intelligence Committee National Security Council Lawsuits ACLU v.
Global surveillance whistleblowers
Global_surveillance_whistleblowers
French fashion house
2018. Philippin, Yann (19 March 2018). "Yves Saint Laurent déshabille le fisc". Mediapart. Retrieved 19 March 2018. "YSL, trois lettres qui valent de l'or"
Yves Saint Laurent (fashion house)
Yves_Saint_Laurent_(fashion_house)
2013 United States Supreme Court case
suspected of espionage or terrorism). The Act created the FISC to oversee the FISA requests. The FISC is a secret court populated with judges appointed by
In re Electronic Privacy Information Center
In_re_Electronic_Privacy_Information_Center
Ruling family of the Franks (c. 481–751)
the products of his private domain (royal demesne), which was called the fisc. This system developed in time into feudalism, and expectations of royal
Merovingian_dynasty
Earliest historical form of English language
/u/) at the time of palatalisation, as illustrated by the contrast between fisċ /fiʃ/ ('fish') and its plural fiscas /ˈfis.kɑs/. But due to changes over
Old_English
Western European kingdom (c. 481–843)
comparable portion of fiscal land, which was probably land once part of the Roman fisc which had been seized by the Frankish government. Clovis's sons made their
Francia
Village and civil parish in South Yorkshire, England
the Domesday Book where the name is given as fiscelac, from Old English fisc-lacu, 'fish-stream'. There is a local myth called "The Cockatrice of Church
Fishlake
Ability of the United States government to tax and spend
between those states with net benefits and those with net contributions. The Fisc states that the federal deficit increased due to human resource expenditures
Federal taxation and spending by state
Federal_taxation_and_spending_by_state
U.S. signals intelligence organization
Act Protect America Act of 2007 FISA Amendments Act of 2008 Institutions FISC Senate Intelligence Committee National Security Council Lawsuits ACLU v.
National_Security_Agency
Household of the early kings of the Franks
the main article Seneschal. Administrator of the Fisc. Also known as the Master of the Coin. The fisc was the system applied to the royal demesne which
Royal household under the Merovingians and Carolingians
Royal_household_under_the_Merovingians_and_Carolingians
Count of Provence (c. 950–993)
of Burgundy. Also by royal consent, he and his descendants controlled the fisc in Provence. With Isarn, Bishop of Grenoble, he repopulated Dauphiné and
William_I_of_Provence
Daily newspaper published in France
of the paper which is behind a paywall. List of newspapers in France "Le fisc perd son procès contre L'Opinion". bfmtv.com (in French). "Digital News Report
L'Opinion_(French_newspaper)
Nuclear bomb
pounds (1,070 kg). The design consisted of a Mk-28 Mod 3 fuze and Mk-28 Mod 0 FISC (Full-Fuzing Internal Shape Components). The weapon could not use previous
B28_nuclear_bomb
European Commission since 2024
Implementation and Simplification 7 November 2024 ECON JURI BUDG AFCO EMPL IMCO FISC Confirmed Andrius Kubilius M EPP (TS–LKD) Lithuania Commissioner for Defence
Von_der_Leyen_Commission_II
Frankish noble family founded by Charles Martel
Pippin fled to Austrasia and soon received Ermenfred, an officer of a royal fisc who had assassinated Ebroin. The Neustrians, with Ebroin dead, installed
Carolingian_dynasty
US NSA communications surveillance program
data under the FISA authority requires a court order from the FISA Court (FISC) in which the identifiers ("selectors") for the target are mentioned. The
Blarney_(code_name)
Act Protect America Act of 2007 FISA Amendments Act of 2008 Institutions FISC Senate Intelligence Committee National Security Council Lawsuits ACLU v.
Litigation over global surveillance
Litigation_over_global_surveillance
Incumbent session of the European Parliament from 2024 to 2029
Álvarez (S&D) Stéphanie Yon-Courtin (Renew) Tax Matters (ECON Subcommittee) FISC Pasquale Tridico (The Left) List Kira Marie Peter-Hansen (G/EFA) Regina Doherty
Tenth_European_Parliament
Principality of the Holy Roman Empire
transferred to the Emperor as well as other large areas of the imperial fisc. After his death in 1252, he was succeeded by his sons, Albert the Tall and
Duchy_of_Brunswick-Lüneburg
Financial officer in the Byzantine Empire who controlled imperial expenses
attested in 1094. Initially, it shared the duty of general comptroller of the fisc with the sakellarios, but soon replaced the latter office entirely. The post
Logariastes
King of West Francia from 888 to 898
threats, although he ended the Carolingian policy of giving away the royal fisc, and failed to fully integrate them into his government. As he consolidated
Odo_of_France
Anglo-Saxon carved chest
casket itself as whale bone, and specifically from a stranded whale: ᚠᛁᛋᚳ fisc ᛫ · ᚠᛚᚩᛞᚢ flodu ᛫ · ᚪᚻᚩᚠᚩᚾᚠᛖᚱᚷ ahofonferg ¶ ¶ ᛖᚾᛒᛖᚱᛁᚷ enberig ¶ ¶ ᚹᚪᚱᚦᚷᚪ
Franks_Casket
Science and Technology Fellow of the Institute of Science and Technology FIScT Member of the Institute of Science and Technology MIScT Associate of
List of post-nominal letters (United Kingdom)
List_of_post-nominal_letters_(United_Kingdom)
подоходного налога с физических лиц / Editorial / Monitorul fiscal FISC.md". monitorul.fisc.md. Archived from the original on 2018-10-02. Retrieved 2018-10-01
List of countries by tax rates
List_of_countries_by_tax_rates
Economic, political, and judicial institution during the Middle Ages in Europe
by allotting "desert" tracts of uncultivated land belonging to the royal fisc under direct control of the emperor. These holdings aprisio entailed specific
Manorialism
American federal judge (born 1949)
any particularized suspicion. The Government urges me to be the first non-FISC judge to sanction such a dragnet. [...] The Government does not cite a single
Richard_J._Leon
clearance and daily intelligence briefing of former president Joe Biden. FISC judge Carl J. Nichols places a temporary restraining order upon the firing
Timeline of the second Trump presidency (2025 Q1)
Timeline_of_the_second_Trump_presidency_(2025_Q1)
Saxon dynasty of German monarchs (919–1024)
focused on how the rulers took advantage of their royal estates, known as the fisc. Ottonian Renaissance Ottonian art Ottonian architecture Concordat of Worms
Ottonian_dynasty
Sri Lankan-British professor
Academy of Engineering in 2023, Fellow of the International Science Council (FISC) in 2024, and Fellow of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts (FEurASc)
Ravi_Silva
Son of François Mitterrand
fiscale) because of €600,000 received from Falcone but not declared to the Fisc tax administration. Jean-Christophe Mitterrand joue les victimes, RFI, 16
Jean-Christophe_Mitterrand
French actor
la septième compagnie Panadon 1976 Oublie-moi, Mandoline Le contrôleur du fisc The Tenant Cafe Owner L'Arriviste Goldberg 1977 Un tueur, un flic, ainsi
Jacques_Monod_(actor)
Mass surveillance system
Act Protect America Act of 2007 FISA Amendments Act of 2008 Institutions FISC Senate Intelligence Committee National Security Council Lawsuits ACLU v.
XKeyscore
US mass detection program
Act Protect America Act of 2007 FISA Amendments Act of 2008 Institutions FISC Senate Intelligence Committee National Security Council Lawsuits ACLU v.
Total_Information_Awareness
Type of house
sixth to the eighth century, Gallo-Roman villas in the Merovingian royal fisc were repeatedly donated as sites for monasteries under royal patronage in
Villa
Italian Catholic archbishop (born 1963)
years he was national secretary of the Federation of Diocesan Weeklies (FISC). He left Trento for Rome in 2010. He was deputy director of the Social Communications
Ivan_Maffeis
reauthorization of the telephone metadata program. It is approved every 90 days by the FISC, with the most recent authority set to expire June 1, 2015.[needs update]
Barack Obama on mass surveillance
Barack_Obama_on_mass_surveillance
Court with irregular procedure or composition
Surveillance Court of Review. Such appeals are rare: the first appeal from the FISC to the Court of Review was made in 2002 (In re Sealed Case No. 02-001), 24
Extraordinary_court
American whistleblower (1945–2025)
Act Protect America Act of 2007 FISA Amendments Act of 2008 Institutions FISC Senate Intelligence Committee National Security Council Lawsuits ACLU v.
Mark_Klein
Defunct ice hockey team in Milan, Italy
champion, in 1925. From 1937 to 1946, the club was disbanded by order of the FISC, and its players were part of the HC Diavoli Rossoneri Milano renamed as
Hockey_Club_Milano
Jewish businessman and billionaire (born 1963)
French). 15 March 2024. "Le patron de BFM TV Patrick Drahi est rattrapé par le fisc genevois". rts.ch (in French). 1 November 2022. Retrieved 12 December 2023
Patrick_Drahi
French bishop
Martin–Marville, "Essai sur les châteaux royaux, villas royales ou palais du fisc mérovingiens et carolingiens", Mémoires de la Société des antiquaires de
Medardus
Electronic surveillance program
Act Protect America Act of 2007 FISA Amendments Act of 2008 Institutions FISC Senate Intelligence Committee National Security Council Lawsuits ACLU v.
ICREACH
Company with few, if any, actual assets or operations
"Council of the European Union, Brussels, 18 June 2025 (OR. en) 9960/25 FISC 134 ECOFIN 720 - ECOFIN report on tax issues - Approval". Council of the
Shell_corporation
Victory of Henry IV over Saxon nobles
the crownlands in general as well as the increased demands laid upon the fisc were opposed. A policy of building castles and supplying them with loyal
Battle_of_Langensalza_(1075)
2014 documentary film by Laura Poitras
Act Protect America Act of 2007 FISA Amendments Act of 2008 Institutions FISC Senate Intelligence Committee National Security Council Lawsuits ACLU v.
Citizenfour
1204 treaty dividing the Byzantine Empire
the public warehouses (analogous to the old Roman horrea), managed by the fisc. Catepanikium de Russa, cum omnibus, que sub ipsa. the katepanikion of Rusion
Partitio terrarum imperii Romaniae
Partitio_terrarum_imperii_Romaniae
Classified catalog of hacking tools by the NSA
Act Protect America Act of 2007 FISA Amendments Act of 2008 Institutions FISC Senate Intelligence Committee National Security Council Lawsuits ACLU v.
ANT_catalog
Canadian cabinet position
Parliament. Retrieved 2010-02-20. "VINCENT, The Hon. Pierre H., P.C., LL.B., M.Fisc". Library of Parliament. Retrieved 2010-02-20. "Twenty-Fifth Ministry". Guide
Minister of the Environment, Climate Change and Nature
Minister_of_the_Environment,_Climate_Change_and_Nature
Act Protect America Act of 2007 FISA Amendments Act of 2008 Institutions FISC Senate Intelligence Committee National Security Council Lawsuits ACLU v.
List of government mass surveillance projects
List_of_government_mass_surveillance_projects
Shipyard in Mangalia, Romania
Shipyards Mangalia". Retrieved 4 April 2023. "DAMEN SHIPYARDS MANGALIA S.A., Fisc. Code 9115330 - Sales, Profit, Employees, Debts, Capital, Financial Results"
Mangalia_shipyard
Warrantless surveillance program of the NSA in the United States
Act Protect America Act of 2007 FISA Amendments Act of 2008 Institutions FISC Senate Intelligence Committee National Security Council Lawsuits ACLU v.
Stellar_Wind
American lawyer
reported to have informed presiding federal judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly of the FISC, whose complaints to the Justice Department led to the temporary suspension
James A. Baker (government attorney)
James_A._Baker_(government_attorney)
Disclosures of NSA and related global espionage
people they were talking to were terrorists, spies, or "foreign powers." The FISC extended the length of time that the NSA is allowed to retain intercepted
Snowden_disclosures
Ongoing accession process of Moldova to the EU
organizată de Comisia Europeană: Capitolul 16 – Fiscalitate". monitorul.fisc.md (in Romanian). Retrieved 15 May 2025. "Republica Moldova a încheiat sesiunea
Accession of Moldova to the European Union
Accession_of_Moldova_to_the_European_Union
American lawyer (born 1969)
government's surveillance program in the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court ("FISC") and the Foreign Intelligence Court of Review ("FISCR")." Zwillinger is
Marc_Zwillinger
American intelligence analyst (born 1961)
Act Protect America Act of 2007 FISA Amendments Act of 2008 Institutions FISC Senate Intelligence Committee National Security Council Lawsuits ACLU v.
Russ_Tice
American politician
advisor with The Carmen Group and the Financial Institutions Services Corp. (FISC). Wortley died at a hospice in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, in 2014. He was
George_C._Wortley
Establishments benefiting from a royal charter
Paris 1878] (in French). 1878. Nourrisson, Didier (2003). "Le tabac, le fisc et le buraliste" [Tobacco, the taxman and the tobacconist]. L'Histoire (in
Royal_manufactories_in_France
Policy on permits required to enter Abkhazia
"A stamp in your passport can be an obstacle to travel". Monitorul Fiscal FISC.MD (in Russian). 2 March 2015. Retrieved 13 June 2024. "Information for Russian
Visa_policy_of_Abkhazia
Count of Provence
Saracens of Fraxinetum. He and his brother gave up control of much of the royal fisc, which had been under the control of the counts of Provence since the time
Fulk_Bertrand_of_Provence
Village on the Isle of Wight, England
means 'the fish stream, the stream where fish are caught', from Old English fisc and burna, referring to Wootton Creek. There was a house, recorded from the
Fishbourne,_Isle_of_Wight
American judge (born 1951)
Court". Archived from the original on 3 June 2026. Retrieved 3 June 2026. "FISC FISCR Current and Past Judges May 2026" (PDF). Archived from the original
James_E._Kinkeade
the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISA Court or FISC) must find that the proposed surveillance meets the statutory minimization
Unmasking by U.S. intelligence agencies
Unmasking_by_U.S._intelligence_agencies
14th century Arab historian and Mamluk statesman
Cairo. 1885. Cited in: Vallet, Éric (16 October 2015). "Chapitre 3. Le fisc d'Aden, percepteur, acheteur et vendeur". L'Arabie Marchande. État et commerce
Ibn_Fadlallah_al-Umari
Irish politician (born 1968)
full memberships of the Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON) and Taxation (FISC) Committees, as well as the European Parliament's Delegation with the United
Billy_Kelleher
FISC
FISC
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a fisherman, Middle English fischer. The name has also been used in Ireland as a loose equivalent of Braden. As an American family name, this has absorbed cognates and names of similar meaning from many other European languages, including German Fischer, Dutch Visser, Hungarian Halász, Italian Pescatore, Polish Rybarz, etc.In a few cases, the English name may in fact be a topographic name for someone who lived near a fish weir on a river, from the Old English term fisc-gear ‘fish weir’.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : occupational name for a fisherman, Yiddish fisher, German Fischer.Irish : translation of Gaelic Ó Bradáin ‘descendant of Bradán’, a personal name meaning ‘salmon’. See Braden.Mistranslation of French Poissant, meaning ‘powerful’, but understood as poisson ‘fish’ (see Poisson), and assimilated to the more frequent English name.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Middle English fische, fish ‘fish’, a metonymic occupational name for a fisherman or fish seller, or a nickname for someone thought to resemble a fish.Americanized spelling of German and Jewish Fisch.
Surname or Lastname
English (East Anglia)
English (East Anglia) : metonymic occupational name for a fisherman or fish seller, or a nickname for someone supposedly resembling a fish in some way, from Old Norse fiskr ‘fish’ (cognate with Old English fisc).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Fishbourne in Sussex and the Isle of Wight or Fishburn in Durham, all named from Old English fisc ‘fish’ + burna ‘stream’.In some cases, possibly a translation of Fischbach.
Surname or Lastname
English (Lancashire)
English (Lancashire) : habitational name from a place in Lancashire, so named from Old English fisc ‘fish’ + wīc ‘trading place’.
FISC
FISC
Girl/Female
Welsh
From the shore.
Girl/Female
Latin American
Honor.
Girl/Female
Australian, Finnish
East
Girl/Female
Indian, Telugu
Money
Boy/Male
Muslim/Islamic
Crown of a king like a king
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from either of two places called Crowhurst. The one in Sussex (Croghyrste in Old English) is named from Old English crÅh ‘nook’, ‘corner’ + hyrst ‘wooded hill’; the one in Surrey is from Old English crÄwe ‘crow’ + hyrst ‘wooded hill’.
Boy/Male
Arabic
Pious; Truthful
Girl/Female
Tamil
Pure, Sacred, Virtuous
Boy/Male
Arabic
Soundness; Integrity
Girl/Female
Tamil
Light, Sun shine
FISC
FISC
FISC
FISC
FISC
n.
The income of a prince or a state; revenue; exhequer.
a.
Pertaining to the public treasury or revenue.
n.
A treasurer.
n.
A public officer in Scotland who prosecutes in petty criminal cases; -- called also procurator fiscal.
n.
A fiscal agent of certain bodies; as, a steward in a Methodist church.
n.
A public or state treasury.
n.
Any species of sea duck of the genus Somateria, esp. Somateria mollissima, which breeds in the northern parts of Europe and America, and lines its nest with fine down (taken from its own body) which is an article of commerce; -- called also eider duck. The American eider (S. Dresseri), the king eider (S. spectabilis), and the spectacled eider (Arctonetta Fischeri) are related species.
n.
The solicitor in Spain and Portugal; the attorney-general.