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   Lombard , prop. a. Of or pertaining to Lombardy, or the inhabitants of Lombardy.
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   Lombard, 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.]
   A native or inhabitant of Lombardy.
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   A money lender or banker; -- so called because the business of banking was first carried on in London by Lombards.
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   Same as Lombard-house.
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   A Lombard unto this day signifying a bank for usury or pawns.
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   (Mil.) A form of cannon formerly in use.
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   Lombard Street, the principal street in London for banks and the offices of note brokers; hence, the money market and interest of London.
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