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Rothschild

rothsc·hild

UK/ˈɹɒθs.t͡ʃaɪld/ US/ˈɹəʊ̯t.ʃɪld/ uncommon

noun

1.

any of family of powerful Jewish bankers in Europe

Origin

Borrowed from German Rothschild (literally “red shield”) with a spelling pronunciation (as though equivalent to English Roth's child).

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