A publican was a public-works contractor or tax collector in ancient Rome.
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Publican may also refer to:
- The owner, tenant or manager (licensee) of a pub (public house)
- The Publican, a former weekly magazine for the British pub trade
- Publicans - another name for the 12th-century religious sect the Arnoldists
See also
- Pharisee and the Publican (or the Pharisee and the Tax Collector), a parable of Jesus
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