Lombard

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·noun ·same·as Lombard-house.

II. Lombard ·noun A form of cannon formerly in use.

III. Lombard ·noun A native or inhabitant of Lombardy.

IV. Lombard ·adj Of or pertaining to Lombardy, or the inhabitants of Lombardy.

V. Lombard ·noun A money lender or banker;

— so called because the business of banking was first carried on in London by Lombards.