publican

publican is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 2 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.

Definitions

  1. 1.How like a fawning publican he looks! Shak.
  2. 2.The keeper of an inn or public house; one licensed to retail beer, spirits, or wine.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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