Lombard
Lombard , proper adjective
Of or pertaining to Lombardy, or the inhabitants of Lombardy.
Lombard , proper noun
[French lombard, from the Longobardi or Langobardi, that is, Longbeards, a people of Northern Germany, west of the Elbe, and afterward in Northern Italy. See Long, and Beard, and compare 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.
4.
(Military) A form of cannon formerly in use. — Prescott
Collocations (1)
Lombard Street , the principal street in London for banks and the offices of note brokers; hence, the money market and interest of London.