adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
pūblicānus1
pūblicānus (feminine pūblicāna, neuter pūblicānum)
Classical[puː.blɪˈkaː.nʊs]Ecclesiastical[pu.bliˈkaː.nus]
Meaning
- adjectiverelationalpublic revenue
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
quī tribūta colligitpūblicānus -ī (m) — in Evangelium secundum Matthaeum, ch. 7, 19
quī vectīgālia colligitpūblicānus -ī (m) — in Evangelium secundum Marcum, ch. 4
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | pūblicānus | pūblicāna | pūblicānum |
| genitive | pūblicānī | pūblicānae | pūblicānī |
| dative | pūblicānō | pūblicānae | pūblicānō |
| accusative | pūblicānum | pūblicānam | pūblicānum |
| ablative | pūblicānō | pūblicānā | pūblicānō |
| vocative | pūblicāne | pūblicāna | pūblicānum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | pūblicānī | pūblicānae | pūblicāna |
| genitive | pūblicānōrum | pūblicānārum | pūblicānōrum |
| dative | pūblicānīs | pūblicānīs | pūblicānīs |
| accusative | pūblicānōs | pūblicānās | pūblicāna |
| ablative | pūblicānīs | pūblicānīs | pūblicānīs |
| vocative | pūblicānī | pūblicānae | pūblicāna |
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.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
pūblicānus adj.
publicus, of the public revenue : muliercula, i. e. a farmer-general's wench .— As subst m., a farmer-general of the revenues , usu. from the equestrian order: novum genus publicani: princeps publicanorum: ordo publicanorum, L.
Origins
Proto-Italic *poplosder. Old Latin poplusder. Old Latin poplicus Latin pūblicus Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Latin pūblicānus From pūblicus + -ānus.