Plural of fiscal; government officials or administrators responsible for financial and taxation matters; or matters relating to public finance.
Plural form of 'fiscal,' which comes from Latin 'fiscalis' (relating to the imperial treasury). In some historical contexts, 'fiscals' refers to appointed officials who oversaw royal finances.
In medieval and early modern Europe, 'fiscals' were powerful administrators who could make or break kingdoms based on their financial decisions—they were the original power brokers behind thrones, controlling what money was available for armies and policies.
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