lombard
lombard is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 4 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.A native or inhabitant of Lombardy.
- 2.A money lender or banker; -- so called because the business of banking was first carried on in London by Lombards.
- 3.Same as Lombard-house. A Lombard unto this day signifying a bank for usury or pawns. Fuller.
- 4.(Mil.) A form of cannon formerly in use. Prescott. Lombard Street, the principal street in London for banks and the offices of note brokers; hence, the money market and interest of London.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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- What is a money lender or banker; -- so called because the business of banking was first carried on in London by Lombards called?
- What is same as Lombard-house. A Lombard unto this day signifying a bank for usury or pawns. Fuller called?
- What is a form of cannon formerly in use. Prescott. Lombard Street, the principal street in London for banks and the offices of note brokers; hence, the money market and interest of London called?
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- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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