LOMBARD (2)

Lom″bard, n. [[F. lombard, fr. the Longobardi or Langobardi, i.e., Longbeards, a people of Northern Germany, west of the Elbe, and afterward in Northern Italy. See Long, and Beard, and cf. Lumber.]] 1. 1. A native or inhabitant of Lombardy.
2. 2. A money lender or banker; — so called because the business of banking was first carried on in London by Lombards.
3. 3. Same as Lombard-house.
A Lombard unto this day signifying a bank for usury or pawns. Fuller. 4. 4. (Mil.) A form of cannon formerly in use. Prescott.
Lombard Street, the principal street in London for banks and the offices of note brokers; hence, the money market and interest of London.