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hanse.

Alternative form of Hanse, a merchant guild or a former commercial league of German cities.

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Meaning & usage

noun/hæns//hænzə/
  1. Alternative form of Hanse, a merchant guild or a former commercial league of German cities.

    alt-of · alternative · historical
  2. The guildhall of a Hanse.

    historical
  3. A fee payable to the Hanse, particularly its entrance fee and the impost levied on non-members trading in its area.

    historical
Where this word comes from

See Hanse.

noun
  1. That part of an elliptical or many-centred arch which has the shorter radius and immediately adjoins the impost.

Where this word comes from

Compare French anse (“handle”), anse de panier (“surbased arch, flat arch, vault”), and English haunch (“hip”).

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