taverners

plural of taverner
as in landlords
the owner or manager of an inn in Longfellow's Tales of a Wayside Inn a taverner tells a series of tales in verse to a group of travelers

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landlords
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  • Two Appleton landlords will pay $20,000 and complete fair housing training to settle a federal lawsuit that accused them of discriminating against tenants with emotional support animals.
    Quinn Clark, jsonline.com, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Much resistance to multifamily housing in single-family neighborhoods would dissipate if the state would require landlords to maintain their property, said Fayetteville resident Angela Belford of the Belford Group marketing firm.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 4 Sep. 2025
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“Taverners.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/taverners. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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