Associations to the word «Publican»

Wiktionary

PUBLICAN, noun. (British) the landlord of a public house
PUBLICAN, noun. A tax collector in ancient Rome

Dictionary definition

PUBLICAN, noun. The keeper of a public house.

Wise words

Wisdom does not show itself so much in precept as in life - in firmness of mind and a mastery of appetite. It teaches us to do, as well as talk, and to make our words and actions all of a color.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca