hanse


hanse

H0051800 (hăns)n. A medieval merchant guild or trade association.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Middle Low German, from Old High German hansa, military troop.]
han′se·at′ic (hăn′sē-ăt′ĭk) adj.

Hanse

(hæns) or

Hansa

n1. (Historical Terms) a medieval guild of merchants2. (Historical Terms) a fee paid by the new members of a medieval trading guild3. (Historical Terms) a. another name for the Hanseatic Leagueb. (as modifier): a Hanse town. [C12: of Germanic origin; compare Old High German hansa, Old English hōs troop]

Han•sa

(ˈhæn sə, -zə)

n. 1. a guild of merchants in a medieval town. 2. Hanseatic League. [1300–50; < Medieval Latin; replacing Middle English hans, hanze < Middle Low German hanse, c. Old English hōs, Old High German, Gothic hansa company]