mont-de-piété

[mawnduh-pyey-tey]

noun, plural monts-de-pié·té

[mawnduh-pyey-tey] /mɔ̃də pyeɪˈteɪ/. French.

a public pawnbroking establishment that lends money on reasonable terms, especially to the poor.

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Historical Examples of mont-de-piete

Ruth's connexion with the mont-de-piete had come about almost automatically.
The Man Upstairs
P. G. Wodehouse
And at the mont-de-piete there occurred a surprising incident.
The Man Upstairs
P. G. Wodehouse
You would say, "What does this young man, so well-dressed, in a mont-de-piete?"
The Man Upstairs
P. G. Wodehouse
Do not fly to the Mont-de-Piete; it is the ruin of the borrower.
Cousin Betty
Honore de Balzac
You may have noticed that the manager of the mont-de-piete here isn't strong on conventional good looks.
The Man Upstairs
P. G. Wodehouse

British Dictionary definitions for mont-de-piete

mont-de-piété

noun plural monts-de-piété (mɔ̃dpjete)

(formerly) a public pawnshop

Word Origin for mont-de-piété

from Italian monte di pietà bank of pity

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