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. Lombardic adj.
[ ME f. OF lombard or MDu. lombaerd, f. It. lombardo f. med.L Longobardus f. L Langobardus f. Gmc ]