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Hanse

American

[hans] / hæns /

noun

Hansa.

Hanse British

/ ˈhænsə, hæns, -zə /

noun

a medieval guild of merchants
a fee paid by the new members of a medieval trading guild
1. another name for the Hanseatic League
2. ( as modifier )
  
  a Hanse town

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Etymology

Origin of Hanse

C12: of Germanic origin; compare Old High German hansa, Old English hōs troop

Example Sentences

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The most esteemed part of the tunny is the underneath, or "panse."

From Brittany & Its Byways by Palliser, Bury, Mrs.

"Your barber tarries," Tristan said, after a panse.

From If I Were King by McCarthy, Justin

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