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Lombar-house

Lombard-house \Lom"bard-house\, Lombar-house \Lom"bar-house`\,

  1. A bank or a pawnbroker's shop.

  2. A public institution for lending money to the poor at a moderate interest, upon articles deposited and pledged; -- called also mont de pi['e]t['e].