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public pert. to the people or to a community as a whole XV; sb. in p. XV; the state or commonwealth; the community as a whole XVII; short for p. house (XVII), i.e. of entertainment XVIII. — (O)F. public, -ique or L. pūblicus, based on pūbēs ‘adult’ with crossing from poplicus, f. populus PEOPLE; see -IC.
So publican tax-gatherer XII; keeper of a public house XVIII. — (O)F. publicain — L. pūblicānus orig. farmer general of the revenues, f. pūblicum public revenue, sb. use of n. of pūblicus. publicist one learned in international law XVIII; political journalist XIX; publicity agent XX. — F., f. L. (jūs) pūblicum public law. publicity being open to public observation XVIII; making things public XX. — F. publicize XX.

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