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Pronunciation : Lom"bard
Part of Speech : a.
Definition : Defn: Of or pertaining to Lombardy, or the inhabitants of Lombardy.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Lom"bard
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [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.]
Definition : 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.)

Defn: 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913