lessee vs publican

lessee

noun
  • The entity to whom a lease is given, or who takes an estate by lease. 

  • An individual or a corporation who has the right of use of something of value, gained through a lease agreement with the real owner of the property. 

  • Someone who is allowed to use a house, building, land etc. for a period of time in return for payment to the owner. 

publican

noun
  • The landlord (manager or owner) of a public house (“a bar or tavern, often also selling food and sometimes lodging; a pub”). 

  • A tax collector, especially one working in Judea and Galilee during New Testament times (1st century C.E.) who was generally regarded as sinful for extorting more tax than was due, and as a traitor for serving the Roman Empire. 

  • The manager or owner of a hotel. 

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