publican

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˈpʌblɪkən/

Noun

historical archaic UK Australia New-Zealand

(historical) A tax collector in Ancient Rome. / (now rare) Any tax collector. / A heathen; a person excommunicated from the church. / (chiefly UK) The owner or manager of a public house.

Japanese Meaning

古代ローマの税金徴収人（歴史的な意味） / （現在では稀ではあるが）一般の税金徴収人 / 異教徒、または教会から破門された者 / 主に英国において、パブの経営者または店主

What is this buttons?

The publican sat at his ledger, calculating the taxes owed by farmers in the Roman province.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

古代ローマの徴税人は帳簿に向かい、属州の農民が納める税を計算していた。

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Sense（1）

(historical) A tax collector in Ancient Rome.

Sense（2）

(now rare) Any tax collector.

Sense（3）

A heathen; a person excommunicated from the church.

Sense（4）

(chiefly UK) The owner or manager of a public house.

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Sense（5）

(Australia, New Zealand) The owner or manager of a hotel.

publicans

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