Rothschild

[rawth-chahyld, rawths-, roth-, roths-; Ger. roht-shilt]

Origin

noun

Lionel Nathan, Baron de (“Lord Natty”), 1809–79, English banker: first Jewish member of Parliament (son of Nathan Meyer Rothschild).

May·er

[mahy-er, mey-er; Ger. mahy-uhr] or Mey·er

[mahy-er; Ger. mahy-uhr] Am·schel

[am-shuhl; Ger. ahm-shuhl] or An·selm

[an-selm; Ger. ahn-zelm] , 1743–1812, German banker: founder of the Rothschild family and international banking firm.

his son, Nathan Meyer, Baron de, 1777–1836, English banker, born in Germany.

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Rothschild (ˈrɒθtʃaɪld, ˈrɒθs-)

—n
1.	Lionel Nathan, Baron de Rothschild. 1809--79, British banker and first Jewish member of Parliament
2.	his grandfather Meyer Amschel (ˈmaiər ˈamʃəl). 1743--1812, German financier and founder of the Rothschild banking firm
3.	his son, Nathan Meyer, Baron de Rothschild. 1777--1836, British banker, born in Germany

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Rothschild

"rich person," 1833, in ref. to the international banking family descended from Mayer Amschel Rothschild (1744-1812) of Frankfurt.

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