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Lloyd's definition

Lloyd's (lo̵idz)

noun

an association of insurance underwriters in London formed in the early 18th cent. to subscribe marine insurance policies and to publish shipping news: it now handles many kinds of insurance and publishes an annual descriptive list (Lloyd's Register) of the seagoing vessels of all countries

Etymology: after Lloyd's coffeehouse, meeting place of the orig. assoc.

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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