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Lombard \Lom"bard\, prop. a.
Of or pertaining to Lombardy, or the inhabitants of Lombardy.
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Lombard \Lom"bard\, prop. n. [F. lombard, fr. the Longobardi or
Langobardi, i. e., Longbeards, a people of Northern Germany,
west of the Elbe, and afterward in Northern Italy. See
{Long}, and {Beard}, and cf. {Lumber}.]
1. A native or inhabitant of Lombardy.
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2. A money lender or banker; -- so called because the
business of banking was first carried on in London by
Lombards.
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3. Same as {Lombard-house}.
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A Lombard unto this day signifying a bank for usury
or pawns. --Fuller.
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4. (Mil.) A form of cannon formerly in use. --Prescott.
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{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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