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pūblĭcānus , a, um, adj. publicus.
I. Of or belonging to the public revenue, or to the farming of the revenue: muliercula, the wife of a farmer-general (with an odious secondary meaning), Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 34, § 78. —
II. Subst.: pūblĭcānus , i, m.
a. A farmer-general of the Roman revenues, usually from the equestrian order (freq. and class.; “syn.: manceps, redemptor),” Cic. Planc. 9, 23; id. Rab. Post. 2, 3; id. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 11, § 32; Liv. 43, 16; 25, 3; 39, 44: “quod publicanus ejus publici nomine vi ademerit quodve familia publicanorum,” Dig. 39, 4, 1, prooem. sqq.; Just. 38, 7, 8.—
b. In gen., a tax-gatherer, publican, Vulg. Luc. 18, 10.
A Latin Dictionary. Founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary. revised, enlarged, and in great part rewritten by. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and. Charles Short, LL.D. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1879.

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