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mont-de-piété (mōnd pyā tā′)

noun pl. monts-de-piété′mōnd-

in France, a public pawnshop, authorized and controlled by the government, for lending money to the poor at a low rate of interest

Etymology: Fr < It monte di pietà, charitable bank, lit., mount of pity

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