Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A member of a Germanic people that invaded northern Italy in the sixth century A.D. and established a kingdom in the Po River valley. Also called Langobard.
- n. A native or inhabitant of Lombardy.
- n. A banker or moneylender.
- Lombard, Peter 1100?-1160? Italian theologian whose four-volume Sentences (1148-1151) served as the standard textbook in theology for several centuries.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A native or an inhabitant of Lombardy in Italy; more specifically, a member of the Germanic tribe (Longobards) who about a. d. 568, under Alboin, conquered the part of northern Italy still called Lombardy, and founded the kingdom of that name, which was afterward extended over a much larger territory, and was finally overthrown by Charlemagne in 774.
- Of or pertaining to Lombardy or the Lombards.
- n. A banker or money-broker or -lender. The Lombards were the original occupants of Lombard Street, now the financial center of London, the name of which is used to signify in general the London money-market. The bankers of London who were Lombards or Italians by race continued to be recruited by immigration till the time of Queen Elizabeth, when most of them returned to Italy.
- n. [lowercase] A bank for loans; a broker's shop; a pawnbroker's shop. See lumber.
- n. Hence [lowercase] A public institution for lending money to the poor at a moderate interest on articles deposited and pledged; a montde-piété.
- n. Milit., a cannon of heavy caliber in the later middle ages and in the sixteenth century: probably derived from northern Italy.
Wiktionary
- n. A member of a Germanic people who invaded Italy in the 6th century; a Langobard.
- n. A native or inhabitant of Lombardy.
- n. rare A banker or moneylender.
- n. A romance language spoken in northern Italy and southern Switzerland, see Wikipedia:Lombard language.
GNU Webster's 1913
- adj. Of or pertaining to Lombardy, or the inhabitants of Lombardy.
- n. A native or inhabitant of Lombardy.
- n. A money lender or banker; -- so called because the business of banking was first carried on in London by Lombards.
- n. Same as Lombard-house.
- n. (Mil.) A form of cannon formerly in use.
WordNet 3.0
- n. a member of a Germanic people who invaded northern Italy in the 6th century
Etymologies
- From Middle English Lombard, Lumbard, from the merger of Old English Longbeard ("Lombard"); and Old French Lombard, Lombart ("a Lombard"), from Late Latin Longobardus, Langobardus ("a Lombard"), of Germanic origin, derived from the Proto-Germanic elements *langaz + *bardaz; equivalent to long + beard. Some sources derive the second element instead from Proto-Germanic *bardōn, *barduz (“axe”), related to German Barte ("axe"). (Wiktionary)
- Middle English Lumbarde, from Old French lombard, from Old Italian lombardo, from Medieval Latin lombardus, from Latin Langobardus, Longobardus. Sense 3, from the prominence of Lombards in 13th-century banking. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“[11] I use the term Lombard architecture here, as defined above (p. 31, note), for the style of building prevalent in Italy during the Lombard occupation, or just after.”
“The St. John Twin Cinema on Lombard is fantastic specifically. 6 dollar tickets for first run films and BEER to boot?!”
“According to the Feb. 3 New York Times story, The film program is the brainchild of Kevin Lombard, an Emmy-winning cinematographer and documentary filmmaker, and his wife, Judith Ann Paixao, who has assisted in his productions.”
“The Bank of Russia decided to make a more cautious cut," the central bank said in a statement, after lowering the refinancing rate to 10.75% from 11% and others, including the short-term Lombard and overnight rates, also by 0.25 percentage point, effective Monday.”
“In a widely expected move, the central bank said it will lower its refinancing rate 0.5% to 12.5% and will lower other lending rates, including the rate for short-term Lombard loans by 0.5%, as of Friday.”
The Wall Street Journal: Russia to Lower Lending Rates, Increase Reserve Requirements
“Critics say that Pastor Lombard is indulging "hobbyists," and overemphasizing one part of the Bible to the detriment of others that are far more important.”
“Lombard is still striking out a little more than he should, but he's hitting the ball consistently and with the kind of authority Detroit needs in Comerica Park.”
“Among other items, he had found several letters addressed to Mark Culledon, Esq., some with an address in Lombard Street, others with one in Fitzjohn's Avenue, Hampstead.”
“At that point, he said, he called Lombard police and told them about the offer to kill Savio.”
“I am Marilyn Joann Gibler and the only one who lived in Lombard, Il – Grace Street – in 1956 (I’m fairly certain of that – it wasn’t that big of a town back then and Gibler wasn’t a common name).”
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