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Mont de Piete

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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.

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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Mont de Piete'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​m/mont-de-piete.html. 1828.
 
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