/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 publicanus. See PUBLIC, -AN ]
/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 publicanus. See PUBLIC, -AN ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012