LOMBARD


Meaning of LOMBARD in English

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

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.