mont-de-piété*: Meaning and Definition of

mont-de-pié•té

Pronunciation: (mônd-pyā-tā'), [key]
— pl. monts-de-pié•té
  1. a public pawnbroking establishment that lends money on reasonable terms, esp. to the poor.
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