Rothschild

[rawth-chahyld, rawths-, roth-, roths-, roht-shilt]

noun

1. Lionel Nathan, Baron de Lord Natty, 1809–79, English banker: first Jewish member of Parliament (son of Nathan Meyer Rothschild).

2. Mayer or Meyer Amschel or Anselm 1743–1812, German banker: founder of the Rothschild family and international banking firm.

3. his son Nathan Meyer, Baron de, 1777–1836, English banker, born in Germany.

Rothschild

/ ˈrɒθtʃaɪld, ˈrɒθs- /

noun

1. Lionel Nathan , Baron de Rothschild. 1809–79, British banker and first Jewish member of Parliament

2. his grandfather Meyer Amschel (ˈmaiər ˈamʃəl). 1743–1812, German financier and founder of the Rothschild banking firm

3. his son, Nathan Meyer , Baron de Rothschild. 1777–1836, British banker, born in Germany

Example Sentences

The rich man in “If I Were a Rich Man” was translated as a variant of Rothschild, the name of a well-known European Jewish banking dynasty.

From Los Angeles Times

He was referring to the promises made in a short, typewritten letter, dated 2 November 1917, signed by the foreign secretary Arthur Balfour and addressed to Lord Rothschild, a leader of Britain's Jewish community.

From BBC

The famous financier Sir Evelyn de Rothschild left the bank which bears his family name after an investigation into sexual misconduct in 2003, it has emerged.

From BBC

The death of William de Rothschild — the Laurel Canyon man who neighbors said claimed to be a member of the prominent Rothschild banking family — was an accident, the L.A.

From Los Angeles Times

Her name is associated with a property up the street from Rothschild’s house, public records show.

From Los Angeles Times