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Mont de Piété

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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An institution to lend money to the poor at little or no interest, first established in the 15th century, a time when lending to the poor was as much a work of mercy as giving to them; a public pawnbroking establishment, so called in France.

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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Mont de Piété'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​m/mont-de-piactac.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
 
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