publicans

British bar managers

Publicans are people who run pubs—the keepers or licensees of public houses in Britain and Ireland: The publicans organized against the new licensing restrictions.

In biblical contexts, publicans were tax collectors for the Roman Empire, despised as collaborators and extortionists: Jesus ate with publicans and sinners.

The two meanings are unrelated—the pub sense comes from "public house," the biblical from "public revenue."

innkeeper

landlord

Property owner renting out

pubLicensed drinking establishment
alehouseDrinking establishment
tavernPublic drinking establishment

host · proprietor · barkeep · taproom · inn · guesthouse · hostelry · bed-and-breakfast · lodging · keeper

publife

pub

Licensed drinking establishment

barDrinking establishment
pintLiquid volume unit
draughtCurrent of air

ale · spirits · patrons · regulars · darts · taproom · lounge · stool · last orders · locals

biblical

tax collector

One who collects levies

MatthewFirst gospel writer
ZacchaeusVertically challenged tax collector
LeviHebrew name, "attached"

sinners · Pharisees · Gospels · Jesus · parable · repentance · New Testament · Bible · Judea · Galilee

taxation

tax collector

One who collects levies

revenueBusiness income total
customsTraditional practices or import taxes
exciseRemove by cutting

levy · duties · tariff · assessment · toll · tribute · collection · audit · fiscal · compliance

Categories

tavernstavern keeper, taverns, tavern sign, tavern wench, inns
Roman societypatrician, patricians, plebeian, plebeians, citizen
Ancient RomansJulius Caesar, patricians, consuls, Marcus Aurelius, Nero
Biblical PeoplesIsraelites, Israelite, Hebrews, Hebrew, Jews
ancient innshostelries, coaching inns, relay stations, waystations, way stations

Opposites

role in pub establishment

publicanspatrons

Regular supporters or customers

customers · pub-goers · drinkers · punters · regulars

moral-religious standing

publicansPharisees

Second Temple legal interpreters

righteous · saints · scribes · holy men · rabbis

relationship to power/state

publicanszealots

Fanatical cause followers

patriots · resisters · freedom fighters · common people

Phrases

digital publicationsContent distributed electronically
government publicationText released by authorities
not for publicationRestricted from media disclosure
publication dateWhen something is issued
online publicationDigital media outlet

Family

publication, publications, publican, republication, prepublication

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