publican
Meaning
Noun
- The landlord of a public house.
- A tax collector in Ancient Rome.
Origin
- Sense 1 is probably from the association with public house.
- Sense 2 from Middle English, from Old French publicain, from Latin publicanus, from publicum.
Modern English dictionary
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