publicain

French

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin pūblicānus.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /py.bli.kɛ̃/
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Noun

publicain m (plural publicains)

(Ancient Rome) publican (public contractors, who often supplied the Roman legions and military; managed the collection of port duties; oversaw public building projects; served as tax collectors, farming the taxes of the Roman provinces, and bidding on contracts for the collection of various types of taxes)

Further reading

“publicain”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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