Hansa town
sə, -zə noun
1.
a company or guild of merchants in a northern European medieval town.
2.
a fee paid to a merchant guild by a new member.
3.
Also called Hansa town, Hansetown. a town that is a member of the Hanseatic League.
Origin:
< Medieval Latin; replacing Middle English hans, hanze < Middle Low German hanse; cognate with Old English hōs, Old High German, Gothic hansa company
< Medieval Latin; replacing Middle English hans, hanze < Middle Low German hanse; cognate with Old English hōs, Old High German, Gothic hansa company
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Hanse or Hansa (hæns, ˈhænsə, -zə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a medieval guild of merchants |
| 2. | a fee paid by the new members of a medieval trading guild |
| 3. | a. another name for the Hanseatic League |
| b. (as modifier): a Hanse town | |
| [C12: of Germanic origin; compare Old High German hansa, Old English hōs troop] | |
| Hansa or Hansa | |
| —n | |
| [C12: of Germanic origin; compare Old High German hansa, Old English hōs troop] | |
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