Lom"bard (?), a. Of or pertaining
to Lombardy, or the inhabitants of Lombardy.
Lom"bard, 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.
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.
Fuller.
4. (Mil.) A form of cannon formerly in
use. Prescott.
Lombard Street, the principal street in
London for banks and the offices of note brokers; hence, the money
market and interest of London.
