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hanse

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hanse  (hns)
n.
A medieval merchant guild or trade association.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Middle Low German, from Old High German hansa, military troop.]
hanse·atic (hns-tk) adj.
Hanse [hæns], Hansa [ˈhænsə -zə]
n
1. (Historical Terms) a medieval guild of merchants
2. (Historical Terms) a fee paid by the new members of a medieval trading guild
3. (Historical Terms)
a.  another name for the Hanseatic League
b.  (as modifier) a Hanse town
[of Germanic origin; compare Old High German hansa, Old English hōs troop]


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Julius Laspara might have been a Transylvanian, a Turk, an Andalusian, or a citizen of one of the Hanse towns for anything he could tell to the contrary.
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