Meaning of Mont-de-Piété | Babel Free

Definitions

Établissement où l’on prête sur gages et à intérêts.

Equivalents

Examples

“Every individual employed in them acted under the immediate orders of a director appointed by the general committee of the Mont-de-Piété.”

“"How grateful to you, Jacques, must be the praises of the curate!" said Polidori ; " and how many more he will bestow upon you, when he shall learn your intention to establish a gratuitous Mont-de-Piété !"”

“To Herriot the Mont-de-Piété was "a museum" that needed replacement by an institution that "conforms to modern progress."”

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