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Mont de Piété
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
An institution to lend money to the poor at little or no interest, first established in the 15th century, a time when lending to the poor was as much a work of mercy as giving to them; a public pawnbroking establishment, so called in France.
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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Mont de Piété'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/m/mont-de-piactac.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.