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publican
[ puhb-li-kuhn ]
noun
- Chiefly British. a person who owns or manages a tavern; the keeper of a pub.
- Roman History. a person who collected public taxes.
- any collector of taxes, tolls, tribute, or the like.
publican
/ 藞辫蕦产濒瑟办蓹苍 /
noun
- (in Britain) a person who keeps a public house
- (in ancient Rome) a public contractor, esp one who farmed the taxes of a province
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of publican1
C12: from Old French publicain, from Latin 辫奴产濒颈肠腻苍耻蝉 tax gatherer, from 辫奴产濒颈肠耻尘 state revenues
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The petition, started by a West Midlands publican who voted Conservative at July's general election, has now gathered over 2.7m signatures.
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A publican already fed up with the new government has said the viral response to his petition calling for a fresh election - just months after the vote - has been beyond his "wildest dreams".
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Mr McDowall said that if it is removed, small publicans will see their business rates bill quadruple from April.
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I've had a month in rehab for alcoholism - quite ironic being a publican.
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A publican and a theatre director walked into a bar.
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