·noun An association; a league or confederacy.
II. Hanse ·noun That part of an elliptical or many-centered arch which has the shorter radius and immediately adjoins the impost.
A company, society, or corporation of merchants belonging to certain cities in Germany, who had form...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
Established in the 13th century, for the mutual protection of mercantile property. Now confined to L...
The Sailor's Word-Book