Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
tax-farmer
Swedish translation:
skatteförpaktare, publikaner
Added to glossary by
Anders Dalström
Jan 10, 2010 16:49
14 yrs ago
English term
Sweden
EN, DE, LA -> SV
Native in: Swedish 
Works in: English to Swedish, German to Swedish, Latin to English, and 1 more.
tax-farmer
English to Swedish
Art/Literary
History
From Caesar's Civil War commentaries (III:31):
"After doing this [Scipio] had requisitioned large sums of money from the communities and the despots, and had also exacted from *tax-farmers* of his province the amount owing for two years..."
"After doing this [Scipio] had requisitioned large sums of money from the communities and the despots, and had also exacted from *tax-farmers* of his province the amount owing for two years..."
Proposed translations
(Swedish)
| 4 | skatteförpaktare, publikaner |
Joakim Braun
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| 4 | skattebonde |
Vibekke Henriksen
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Proposed translations
16 hrs
Joakim Braun
Sweden
Sweden
Native in Swedish
Sweden
Native in: German 
, Swedish
Works in: German to Swedish, English to Swedish, French to Swedish
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skatteförpaktare, publikaner
Se "publikaner" i ne.se.
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Note added at 16 Stunden (2010-01-11 09:21:04 GMT)
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Se även "tax farming" i Wikipedia.
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Note added at 16 Stunden (2010-01-11 09:34:56 GMT)
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Item a publicanis suae provinciae debitam biennii pecuniam exegerat...
Så originalets ord är, som väntat, "publicani".
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Note added at 16 Stunden (2010-01-11 09:21:04 GMT)
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Se även "tax farming" i Wikipedia.
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Note added at 16 Stunden (2010-01-11 09:34:56 GMT)
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Item a publicanis suae provinciae debitam biennii pecuniam exegerat...
Så originalets ord är, som väntat, "publicani".
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks, Joakim. Didn't know 'publikan' was a word in Swedish. Live and learn..."
43 mins
Vibekke Henriksen
Sweden
Sweden
Native in Swedish
Works in field
Sweden
Fast, reliable and affordable
Native in: Swedish
Works in: English to Swedish, Swedish, Danish to Swedish, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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2
skattebonde
Självägande bonde som betalade skatt till kronan.
Alltså en bonde som ägde sin jord och inte arrenderade jorden från en godsägare.
Alltså en bonde som ägde sin jord och inte arrenderade jorden från en godsägare.
Example sentence:
skattebonde, under äldre tid självägande bonde som brukade skattejord.
Peer comment(s):
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Robert Danheden
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tack
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Joakim Braun
: Absolut inte, detta är det gamla Rom. Här handlar det om privatiserade skatteindrivare (publicani), som betalade förskott till staten och sedan drev in sina pengar (med god vinst) från privatpersoner m m. Ett slags factoring, m a o.
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