Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Lombard-house \Lom"bard-house\, Lombar-house \Lom"bar-house`\,
   [F. or D. lombard. See {Lombard}, n.]
   1. A bank or a pawnbroker's shop.

   2. A public institution for lending money to the poor at a
      moderate interest, upon articles deposited and pledged; --
      called also {mont de pi['e]t['e]}.