Meaning of publican in English

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  1. Pronunciation
  2. Noun
    1. Etymology
    2. Definitions

  1. Pronunciation

    /ˈpəbləkən/

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  1. Noun

    publican

    Etymology

    Middle English (in publican (sense 2)): from Old French publicain, from Latin publicanus, from publicum‘public revenue’, neuter (used as a noun) of publicus‘of the people’. publican (sense 1) dates from the early 18th century

    Definitions

    1. the keeper of a public house

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