Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A member of a Germanic people that invaded northern Italy in the sixth century AD and established a kingdom in the Po River valley.
  • noun A native or inhabitant of Lombardy.
  • noun A banker or moneylender.
  • Peter,Italian theologian whose four-volume Sentences (1148–1151) served as the standard textbook in theology for several centuries.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun 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.
  • noun A banker or money-broker or -lender.
  • noun [lowercase] A bank for loans; a broker's shop; a pawnbroker's shop. See lumber.
  • noun Hence [lowercase] A public institution for lending money to the poor at a moderate interest on articles deposited and pledged; a montde-piété.
  • noun Milit., a cannon of heavy caliber in the later middle ages and in the sixteenth century: probably derived from northern Italy.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective Of or pertaining to Lombardy, or the inhabitants of Lombardy.
  • proper noun A native or inhabitant of Lombardy.
  • proper noun A money lender or banker; -- so called because the business of banking was first carried on in London by Lombards.
  • proper noun Same as Lombard-house.
  • proper noun (Mil.) A form of cannon formerly in use.
  • proper noun the principal street in London for banks and the offices of note brokers; hence, the money market and interest of London.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun A member of a Germanic people who invaded Italy in the 6th century; a Langobard.
  • noun A native or inhabitant of Lombardy.
  • noun rare A banker or moneylender.
  • proper noun A romance language spoken in northern Italy and southern Switzerland, see Wikipedia:Lombard language.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun a member of a Germanic people who invaded northern Italy in the 6th century

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Middle English Lumbarde, from Old French lombard, from Old Italian lombardo, from Medieval Latin lombardus, from Latin Langobardus, Longobardus; see del- in Indo-European roots. Sense 3, from the prominence of Lombards in 13th-century banking.]

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

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").

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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.

    Renaissance in Italy Volume 3 The Fine Arts John Addington Symonds 1866

  • The St. John Twin Cinema on Lombard is fantastic specifically. 6 dollar tickets for first run films and BEER to boot?!

    Quentin Tarantino Keeps A Classic Movie Theater Open; Who’ll Save the Rest of the Country’s Indie Theaters? | /Film 2010

  • 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.

    Disabled Iraq veterans go to film school BA Haller 2008

  • "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.

    Russia Presses on With Rate Cuts 2009

  • 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.

    Russia to Lower Lending Rates, Increase Reserve Requirements 2009

  • 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.

    Genealogy Sparks Religious Revival 2006

  • 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.

    USATODAY.com - American League Central 2002

  • 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.

    Lady Molly of Scotland Yard 1912

  • At that point, he said, he called Lombard police and told them about the offer to kill Savio.

    chicagotribune.com - 2010

  • At that point, he said, he called Lombard police and told them about the offer to kill Savio.

    chicagotribune.com - 2010

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