= Mount of Piety, n.
单词 | θ221853 |
释义 | society > trade and finance > financial dealings > moneylending > [noun] > loan-shop (10) mountain of piety1617 = Mount of Piety, n. loan-house1622 = loan-office, n. 1. Mount of Pietya1630 In Italy and France: a pawnbroking establishment instituted and run by the state for providing loans to the poor at low interest. Now only with… Monte di Pietà1654 In Italy: a Church or State-funded lending house or pawnshop; = Mount of Piety, n. loan-bank1662 an establishment from which poor people could borrow money at a low rate. loan-office1720 An office for lending money to private borrowers. Mount of Pity1792 = Mount of Piety, n. lending-house1797 attributive, as lending-department; lending-house n. Historical applied spec. to certain institutions for lending money without interest or at a low… Mont de Piété1840 In France: a lending house or pawnshop funded by the Church or State; = Mount of Piety, n. loan-shop1849 |
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