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Webster 1913 Edition


Mont de piete


Mont′ de piˊéˊté′

.
[F., fr. It.
monte di pietà
mount of piety.]
One of certain public pawnbroking establishments which originated in Italy in the 15th century, the object of which was to lend money at a low rate of interest to poor people in need; – called also
mount of piety
. The institution has been adopted in other countries, as in Spain and France. See
Lombard-house
.