mont de piete
mont de piété noun phr. [m dǝ pjete] Pl. monts de piété (pronounced same).
Irregular Forms: (pl) monts-de-piete
mont de piété noun phr. [m dǝ pjete] Pl.
monts de piété (pronounced same).
M19.[French. Cf. Italian MONTE DI PIETà.]A State pawnbroking organization in France providing loans to the poor at low rates of interest. Cf.
MONTE DI PIETà,
mount of piety s.v.
MOUNT noun1.
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