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what is meant by a fawning publican

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Answered by RishabhRDX

Fawning publican: Flattery tax collector
Reference: The Merchant of Venice

Answered by GaganPannu

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Publicians were tax collectors for the Romans and were generally oppressive. They were hated by the Jews because they were agents of Rome, who collected tax from all the Jews

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