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mont-de-piété

mont-de-pié·té [ mòN də pyay táy ] (plural monts-de-pié·té [ mòN də pyay táy ])


noun 
Definition:
 
former French pawnshop: formerly, a government pawnshop in France charging low rates of interest

[Mid-19th century. < French, literally "mount of piety"]
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