tax-farmer

Swedish translation: skatteförpaktare, publikaner

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English term or phrase:tax-farmer
Swedish translation:skatteförpaktare, publikaner
Entered by: Anders Dalström

16:49 Jan 10, 2010
English to Swedish translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - History
English term or phrase: tax-farmer
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..."
Anders Dalström
Sweden
Local time: 06:47
skatteförpaktare, publikaner
Explanation:
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".
Selected response from:

Joakim Braun
Sweden
Local time: 06:47
Grading comment
Thanks, Joakim. Didn't know 'publikan' was a word in Swedish. Live and learn...
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4skattebonde
Vibekke Henriksen
4skatteförpaktare, publikaner
Joakim Braun


  

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skattebonde


Explanation:
Självägande bonde som betalade skatt till kronan.

Alltså en bonde som ägde sin jord och inte arrenderade jorden från en godsägare.

Example sentence(s):
  • skattebonde, under äldre tid självägande bonde som brukade skattejord.

    Reference: http://www.ne.se/skattebonde
    Reference: http://www.svanborg.se/faktasida.htm#18
Vibekke Henriksen
Sweden
Works in field
Native speaker of: Swedish
PRO pts in category: 2

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Robert Danheden
3 hrs
  -> tack

disagree  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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16 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
skatteförpaktare, publikaner


Explanation:
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".

Joakim Braun
Sweden
Local time: 06:47
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in SwedishSwedish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thanks, Joakim. Didn't know 'publikan' was a word in Swedish. Live and learn...
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