Definitions for: Lombard

[n] a member of a Germanic people who invaded northern Italy in the 6th century

Webster (1913) Definition: Lom"bard, a.
Of or pertaining to Lombardy, or the inhabitants of Lombardy.

Lom"bard, 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.

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.

Synonyms: Langobard

See Also: European

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