Hermocrates . . . a man of first-rate ability.
Jowett (Thucyd).
First"-rate`, n. (Naut.) A war vessel of the highest grade or the most
powerful class.
Firth (?), n. [Scot. See Frith.] (geog.) An arm of the sea; a frith.
Fir" tree` (?). See Fir.
Fisc (?), n. [F. fisc, fr. L. fiscus basket, money basket, treasury;
prob. akin to fascis bundle. See Fasces.] A public or state treasury.
Burke.
Fis"cal (?), a. [F. fiscal, L. fiscalis, fr. fiscus. See Fisc.]
Pertaining to the public treasury or revenue.
The fiscal arreangements of government.
A>Hamilton.
Fis"cal, n. 1. The income of a prince or a state; revenue; exhequer.
[Obs.] Bacon.