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What is the orgin of this word? Where did it come from? —Preceding unsigned comment was added by 68.11.245.15 ( talk) 08:01, 1 February 2006.
what is a land baron and whwat is it used for? —Preceding unsigned comment was added by 68.34.137.20 ( talk) 03:26, 23 February 2006.
This article cites no sources. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.27.246.196 ( talk) 05:11, 24 November 2007 (UTC)
I'm adding a link to "Anti-Rent War" if that's ok, since it's an important related topics. Sundiii ( talk) 04:13, 31 December 2007 (UTC)
The use of this term (UK) to describe someone who keeps a public house dates back to the 18th cent. Why the Latin meaning of the same word, which is simply an adjective that refers to a public contractor of any sort (including tax gatherers), should be the only one permissible, especially so long after its earliest use, is beyond me. The Gk term 'telonês' (Luke 15,1)for tax gatherer actually refers to taxes, unlike 'publicanus', which does not Pamour ( talk) 14:40, 4 February 2014 (UTC).