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The answer PUBLICAN has 42 possible clue(s) in existing crosswords.
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Definitions of publican in various dictionaries:
noun - the keeper of a public house
The keeper of a public house or tavern.
A collector of public taxes or tolls in the ancient Roman Empire.
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| the keeper of a public house |
| the manager of a pub |
| A person who owns or manages a pub. |
| (in ancient Roman and biblical times) a collector or farmer of taxes. |
| Chiefly British The keeper of a public house or tavern. |
| A collector of public taxes or tolls in the ancient Roman Empire. |
| A collector of taxes or tribute from the public. |
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In antiquity, publicans (Greek telns (singular); Latin publicanus (singular); publicani (plural)) were public contractors, in which role they often supplied the Roman legions and military, managed the collection of port duties, and oversaw public building projects. In addition, they served as tax collectors for the Republic (and later the Roman Empire), bidding on contracts (from the Senate in Rome) for the collection of various types of taxes. Importantly, this role as tax collectors was not emphasized until late into the history of the Republic (c. 1st century BC). The publicans were usually of the class of equites. * The legacy of the Roman Republic continues to provide inspiration for the operation of modern governments, as the Romans first witnessed the challenges associated with the management of large territorial areas and populations in a more or less sustainable fashion. The era of the Roman Republic began with the overthrowing of the kings around 500 BC and ended with the begi |
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