Rothschild

American  

[rawth-chahyld, rawths-, roth-, roths-, roht-shilt] / ˈrɔθ tʃaɪld, ˈrɔθs-, rɒθ-, ˈrɒθs-, ˈroʊt ʃɪlt /

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.

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Rothschild British  

/ 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

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Example Sentences

Their Rothschild & Co. bank, tracing to 1809, for years had been trying to distance itself from Ariane and her Geneva-headquartered Edmond de Rothschild bank.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

Over the centuries, the Rothschild fortune—and name—has been divided among dozens of descendants in England, France and elsewhere.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

A few blocks away, members of another branch of the House of Rothschild were bristling over the reputational knock.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

The two banks once had very different business models—Rothschild & Co. is best known for deal advice to global companies and governments, and Edmond de Rothschild for private banking and asset management—but increasingly they overlap.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

This kept us in check until, as midnight approached, Peter held forth on how Lord Rothschild was avoiding his responsibility as a father by not inviting him to dinner with his daughter Sarah.

From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson