Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
LOMBARDHOUSE
Lom"bard-house, Lom"bar-house`,Etym: [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 piété.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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