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. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. A money lender or banker; -- so called because the business of banking was first carried on in London by Lombards. [ 1913 Webster ]
3. Same as Lombard-house. [ 1913 Webster ]
A Lombard unto this day signifying a bank for usury or pawns. Fuller. [ 1913 Webster ]
4. (Mil.) A form of cannon formerly in use. Prescott. [ 1913 Webster ]
Lombard Street, the principal street in London for banks and the offices of note brokers; hence, the money market and interest of London. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Of or pertaining to Lombardy of the Lombards. [ 1913 Webster ]
Lombardic alphabet, the ancient alphabet derived from the Roman, and employed in the manuscript of Italy. -- Lombardic architecture, the debased Roman style of architecture as found in parts of Northern Italy. F. G. Lee. Lombardy poplar. (Bot.) See Poplar. [ 1913 Webster ]
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