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Webster 1913 Edition


Lombard

Lom′bard

,
p
rop.
Adj.
Of or pertaining to Lombardy, or the inhabitants of Lombardy.

Lom′bard

,
p
rop.
Noun.
[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.

Definition 2024


Lombard

Lombard

See also: lombard

English

Alternative forms

  • Lumbard

Noun

Lombard (plural Lombards)

  1. A member of a Germanic people who invaded Italy in the 6th century; a Langobard.
  2. A native or inhabitant of Lombardy.
  3. (rare) A banker or moneylender.
  4. (obsolete) A Lombard house.
    • Fuller
      a Lombard unto this day signifying a bank for usury or pawns
  5. (military, historical) A form of cannon.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Prescott to this entry?)

Translations

Proper noun

Lombard

  1. A Romance language spoken in northern Italy and southern Switzerland, see Wikipedia:Lombard language and Category:Lombard language.

Derived terms

Translations

Adjective

Lombard (comparative more Lombard, superlative most Lombard)

  1. Of or relating to Lombardy, or the inhabitants of Lombardy.

French

Noun

Lombard m (plural Lombards, feminine Lombarde)

  1. Lombard (person from Lombardy)

lombard

lombard

See also: Lombard

Estonian

Noun

lombard

  1. pawnbroker

French

Adjective

lombard m (feminine singular lombarde, masculine plural lombards, feminine plural lombardes)

  1. Lombard (from or relating to Lombardy)

Noun

lombard m (uncountable)

  1. 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

  1. pawnshop

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Lombàrdija.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lǒmbaːrd/
  • Hyphenation: lom‧bard

Noun

lòmbārd m (Cyrillic spelling ло̀мба̄рд)

  1. pawn, security

References

  • lombard” in Hrvatski jezični portal