n.
Pronunciation: ' läm- ˌ bärd, -b ə rd
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English Lumbarde, from Anglo-French lombart, from Old Italian lombardo, from Latin Langobardus
Date: 14th century
1 a : a member of a Germanic people that invaded Italy in A.D. 568 and established a kingdom in the Po valley b : a native or inhabitant of Lombardy
2 [from the prominence of Lombards as moneylenders] : BANKER , MONEYLENDER
– Lom · bar · di · an \ läm- ' bär-d ē - ə n \ adjective
– Lom · bar · dic \ läm- ' bär-dik \ adjective