n. & adj.
--n.
1. a member of a Germanic people who conquered Italy in the 6th c.
2 a native of Lombardy in N. Italy.
3 the dialect of Lombardy.
--adj. of or relating to the Lombards or Lombardy.
Derivatives:
Lombardic adj.
Etymology: ME f. OF lombard or MDu. lombaerd, f. It. lombardo f. med.L Longobardus f. L Langobardus f. Gmc