1) Paris pawnshop 2) Pawnshop
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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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Mont' de pi`é`té' [ French, from Italian
monte di pietà mount of piety.] 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 ...
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Mont-de-piete is a name for banks of charity which lend money on pledges at a low rate of interest, and whose aim is purely philanthropic. These institutions were established to prevent the scandal and abuse of usury, and existed in Italy, France, the Netherlands, Spain, etc. In Britain pawnbrokers took the place of monts-de-piete.
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a public pawnbroking establishment that lends money on reasonable terms, esp. to the poor.
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