Lectionary Calendar
Saturday, March 14th, 2026
the Third Week of Lent
There are 22 days til Easter!
Attention!
StudyLight.org has pledged to help build churches in Uganda. Help us with that pledge and support pastors in the heart of Africa.
Click here to join the effort!

Bible Dictionaries
Mont de Piete

Webster's Dictionary

Search for…
or
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Prev Entry
Mont
Next Entry
Montaigne
Resource Toolbox
Additional Links

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.

Bibliography Information
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.
 
adsfree-icon
Ads FreeProfile