fiscal /fisˈkəl/

Relating to the public treasury or revenue

1. A treasurer (obsolete)
2. A public prosecutor, chief law officer of the crown under the Holy Roman Empire (historical)
3. (in Scotland) an officer who prosecutes in criminal cases in local and inferior courts (in full, procurator fiscal)

fisˈcally adverb

fiscal cliff noun (informal)

An economic crisis brought about by a sudden increase in taxation combined with cuts in public spending

fiscal drag noun

The means by which the inland revenue automatically benefits from any increase in earned income without any actual increase in taxation rates

fiscal year noun (esp US)

A financial year

the fiscal question (economics)

The question of whether to encourage free trade or protection

procurator /prokˈū-rā-tər/

1. A financial agent in a Roman imperial province, sometimes administrator of part of it (historical)
2. Someone who manages affairs for another
3. Someone authorized to act for another
4. An agent in a law court

procuracy /prokˈū-rə-si/ noun

The office of a procurator

procurāˈtion noun

1. The management of another's affairs
2. The instrument giving authority for this
3. A sum paid by incumbents to the bishop or archdeacon on visitations
4. See also under procure

procuratorial /-rə-tōˈri-əl or -törˈ/ adjective

procˈuratorship noun

procˈuratory /-rə-tər-i/ noun

Authorization to act for another

procurator fiscal see under fiscal

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