What is a money lender or banker; -- so called because the business of banking was first carried on in London by Lombards called?
lombard — A money lender or banker; -- so called because the business of banking was first carried on in London by Lombards. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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