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Webster 1913 Edition
Lombard
Lom′bard
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rop.
Adj.
Of or pertaining to Lombardy, or the inhabitants of Lombardy.
Lom′bard
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rop.
Noun.
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
. 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.
Definition 2024
Lombard
Lombard
See also: lombard
English
Alternative forms
- Lumbard
Noun
Lombard (plural Lombards)
- A member of a Germanic people who invaded Italy in the 6th century; a Langobard.
- A native or inhabitant of Lombardy.
- (rare) A banker or moneylender.
- (obsolete) A Lombard house.
- Fuller
- a Lombard unto this day signifying a bank for usury or pawns
- Fuller
- (military, historical) A form of cannon.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Prescott to this entry?)
Translations
member of a Germanic people
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native of Lombardy
banker or moneylender — see banker
Proper noun
Lombard
- A Romance language spoken in northern Italy and southern Switzerland, see Wikipedia:Lombard language and Category:Lombard language.
Derived terms
Derived terms
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Translations
language of Lombardy
Adjective
Lombard (comparative more Lombard, superlative most Lombard)
- Of or relating to Lombardy, or the inhabitants of Lombardy.
lombard
lombard
See also: Lombard
French
Adjective
lombard m (feminine singular lombarde, masculine plural lombards, feminine plural lombardes)
- Lombard (from or relating to Lombardy)
Noun
lombard m (uncountable)
- the Lombard language
Polish
Etymology
From Lombardia. In the Medieval period Lombardy was known for its banks and usury.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlɔ̃mbart/
- Hyphenation: lom‧bard
Noun
lombard m inan