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Hanse
[ hans ]
Hanse
/ ˈhænsə; hæns; -zə /
noun
- a medieval guild of merchants
- a fee paid by the new members of a medieval trading guild
- another name for the Hanseatic League
- ( as modifier )
a Hanse town
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Hanse1
C12: of Germanic origin; compare Old High German hansa, Old English hōs troop
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Example Sentences
During the same time the Hanse towns were passing through a period of difficulty.
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Here the Hanse towns brought the wares of the north, and here the English company had a factory.
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The latter writer thinks they were not known by the name of Hanse so early.
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As it granted these Hanse Towns entry for all goods free of duty, it must be deemed a marked concession.
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Call together the Hanse traders whom thou hast driven away.'
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