lombard street
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Lombard Street
WordNet 3.0
Noun (1)
- a street in central London containing many of the major London banksSynonyms: Lombard Street
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Lombard \Lom"bard\, 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.]
1.A native or inhabitant of Lombardy. [1913 Webster]
2.A money lender or banker; -- so called because the business of banking was first carried on in London by Lombards. [1913 Webster]
3.Same as Lombard-house. [1913 Webster]
A Lombard unto this day signifying a bank for usury or pawns.— Fuller.[1913 Webster]
4.(Mil.) A form of cannon formerly in use. --Prescott. [1913 Webster]
Lombard Street, the principal street in London for banks and the offices of note brokers; hence, the money market and interest of London. [1913 Webster]