publican
11publican — [[t]pʌ̱blɪkən[/t]] publicans N COUNT A publican is a person who owns or manages a pub. [BRIT, FORMAL] Syn: landlady, landlord …
12publican — This word (from the Latin publicanus, meaning tax gatherer ) refers to a class of people who were regarded as unjust and unmerciful at the times of Jesus; nonetheless, Jesus called Matthew, a publican, to be one of his followers (see Mt 9:9… …
13publican — [12] The modern use of publican for ‘innkeeper’ dates from the early 18th century, and presumably arose from an association with public house. Its original meaning was ‘tax collector’. It comes via Old French publicain from Latin pūblicānus… …
14Publican Party — The Publican Party is a minor political party in Scotland, formed to fight the now active blanket ban on smoking in public places (such as bars, restaurants, etc). The party was founded in March 2005 in Inverness, Highland, by two publicans, Kit… …
15publican — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from Latin publicanus tax farmer, from publicum public revenue, from neuter of publicus Date: 13th century 1. a. a Jewish tax collector for the ancient Romans b. a collector of taxes or tribute 2 …
16Publican — Publicani, Publikanen: Allgemein diejenigen im alten Rom, die Staatsaufträge übernahmen. Im engeren Sinne zeichnet sich das Publikanen Geschäft dadurch aus, dass der Interessent einen Auftrag ersteigert, also zur Durchführung des Auftrages in… …
17publican — /pub li keuhn/, n. 1. Chiefly Brit. a person who owns or manages a tavern; the keeper of a pub. 2. Rom. Hist. a person who collected public taxes. 3. any collector of taxes, tolls, tribute, or the like. [1150 1200; ME < L publicanus. See PUBLIC,… …
18Publican — One who farmed the taxes (e.g., Zacchaeus, Luke 19:2) to be levied from a town or district, and thus undertook to pay to the supreme government a certain amount. In order to collect the taxes, the publicans employed subordinates (5:27; 15:1;… …
19publican — Synonyms and related words: Internal Revenue Service, assessor, barkeep, barkeeper, barmaid, barman, bartender, bootlegger, brewer, brewmaster, customhouse, customs, distiller, exciseman, farmer, liquor dealer, liquor store owner, mixologist,… …
20publican — pub|li|can [ˈpʌblıkən] n BrE formal someone who is in charge of a ↑pub …
