Meaning of publican in English

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