Lexica → Word → usury
| Letter | U |
|---|---|
| Letter name | u |
| Pronounciation | /juː/ |
| Word: | usury |
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| Century: | 13th |
| DA Name: | usury |
| Era: | C.E. |
| Origin: | Original |
| Type: | Official |
| Source Language: | Latin |
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Definition: | From 13th Century Latin usuria/usura "the sin of lending money at interest " outside the control of the Roman Cult. From earlier Latin us "foreigners" and ōrāre "to plead, beg, pray". Prior to the 13th Century there is no comparitive concept as the claim of money lending being a sin was original to the Roman Cult in devising a plan to control global banking and finance--essential to trade since the beginning of Empires by outlawing all competition, excluding Jewish merchants bonded to the service of the Vatican. |
