The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Mount of piety — Mount Mount (mount), n. [OE. munt, mont, mount, AS. munt, fr. L. mons, montis; cf. L. minae protections, E. eminent, menace: cf. F. mont. Cf. {Mount}, v., {Mountain}, {Mont}, {Monte}, {Montem}.] 1. A mass of earth, or earth and rock, rising… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Mount of Piety — is a literal translation from [http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montes de Piedad Montes de Piedad] or Pío Monte . There is no colloquial term to describe this Franciscan charity institution . Formed in the 15th century in Italy, their aim was to… … Wikipedia
Mount of piety — See also: Montepío (disambiguation) A mount of piety was an institutional pawnbroker run as a charity in Europe from the later Middle Ages times to the 20th century, more often referred to in English by the relevant local term , such as monte di… … Wikipedia
Mount — (mount), n. [OE. munt, mont, mount, AS. munt, fr. L. mons, montis; cf. L. minae protections, E. eminent, menace: cf. F. mont. Cf. {Mount}, v., {Mountain}, {Mont}, {Monte}, {Montem}.] 1. A mass of earth, or earth and rock, rising considerably… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Mount Olivet — Mount Olivet † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Mount Olivet (Latin, Mons Olivertus.) Occurring also in the English Bibles as the Mount of Olives (Mons Olivarum), is the name applied to the hill that is over against Jerusalem (III Kings,… … Catholic encyclopedia
Mount Palatine, Illinois — Unincorporated community … Wikipedia
Savings bank (Spain) — In Spain, a savings bank (Spanish: caja de ahorro or informally just caja , Catalan: caixa d estalvis ) is a financial institution which specializes in accepting savings deposits and granting loans. Their original aim was to create the habit of… … Wikipedia
Mont de Piété — Definition= Both the Italian term monte di pietà and the French term mont de piété translate into English as mount of piety. This fifteenth century institution originated in Italy and was developed in cities as a reform against money lending.… … Wikipedia
Monte di Pietà — The Monte di Pietà were the first pawnbrokers in Europe.DefinitionBoth the Italian term monte di pietà and the French term mont de piété translate into English as mount of piety. The first institution was started in 1361 by the Bishop of London,… … Wikipedia
Mont de pi'et'e — Mont de pi [ e] t[ e] [F., fr. It. monte di piet[ a] mount of piety.] One of certain public pawnbroking establishments which originated in Italy in the 15th century, the object of which was to lend money at a low rate of interest to poor people… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
