LOMBARD

a. n.

5 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)

1.
a.

Of or pertaining to Lombardy, or the inhabitants of Lombardy.

2.
n.

A native or inhabitant of Lombardy.

3.
n.

A money lender or banker; -- so called because the business of banking was first carried on in London by Lombards.

4.
n.

Same as Lombard-house. A Lombard unto this day signifying a bank for usury or pawns. Fuller.

5.
n.

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.

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