单词 | publican |
释义 | publican /pub"li keuhn/, n. 1. Chiefly Brit. a person who owns or manages a tavern; the keeper of a pub. 2. Rom. Hist. a person who collected public taxes. 3. any collector of taxes, tolls, tribute, or the like. [1150-1200; ME < L publicanus. See PUBLIC, -AN] |
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