Jastrow: מַסִּיק II

מַסִּיק II m. (נָסַק; sub. מִסִּים &c.) one who levies contributions, in gen. a Roman collector, oppressor (interch. with מֵצִיק). Tosef. Ohol. XVI, 13 (ed. Zuck. מציק); Y. Pes. I, 27ᶜ; (Bab. ib. 9ᵃ, a. Ab. Zar. 42ᵃ מצ׳).—Pl. מַסִּיקִין. B. Kam. X, 5 ונטלוהו מ׳ and government officers confiscated it. Ib. 116ᵇ מאן דאמר מס׳ … מצ׳ וכ׳ he who reads massiḳin is not at fault, nor is he who reads m’tsikin (ref. for the latter to מצוק, Deut. XXVIII, 57, for the former to Chald. סקאה for צלצל, ib. 42). Y. Sabb. XVI, end, 15ᵈ סופך לעשות במ׳ thou shalt be forced by the officers.—Y. Dem. VI, 25ᵇ מן המ׳ שנו it means that he rented the field from the officers (who had confiscated it).