hanse

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Synonyms: manse, danse, halse, hawse, harse, hans, hance, hase, hane, hange, anse

Antonyms: manse, danse, halse, hawse, harse, hans, hance, hase, hane, hange, anse

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|historical}} A [[merchant]] [[guild]], ''[[particularly]]'' the [[fellowship|Fellowship]] of [[London]] [[merchants|Merchants]] (the "[[old|Old]] Hanse") [[give]]n a [[monopoly]] on [[London]]'s [[foreign]] [[trade]] by the [[Normans]] or its [[successor]], the [[company|Company]] of [[merchant|Merchant]] [[adventurer|Adventurers]] (the "[[new|New]] [[Hanse]]"), [[incorporated]] in 1497 and [[chartered]] under [[w:Henry VII of England|Henry VII]] and [[w:Elizabeth I of England|Elizabeth I]].
2. {{lb|en|historical}} The [[right]]s and [[privilege]]s of [[such]] [[guild]]s, ''[[particular]]ly'' their [[trade]] [[monopolies]].
3. {{lb|en|historical}} A [[commercial]] [[association]] of [[Scottish]] [[free burgh]]s in the [[Middle Ages]].<ref>Smith, William Charles. "[[s:Encyclopædia Britannica, Ninth Edition/Borough|Borough]]" in the [[s:Encyclopædia Britannica, Ninth Edition|''Encyclopædia Britannica'', 9th ed.]], [[s:Encyclopædia Britannica, Ninth Edition/Volume IV|Vol.&nbsp;IV]]. Charles Scribner's Sons (New York), 1878, p. 64.</ref>
4. {{lb|en|historical}} The [[Hanseatic League]]: a [[commercial]] [[association]] of [[German]] [[town]]s in the [[Middle Ages]].
5. {{lb|en|historical}} {{alternative form of|en|hanse}}, the [[fee]]s [[payable]] to a Hanse or its [[guildhall]].

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