HANSE

5 letters 8 Scrabble points /hæns/

Definition of HANSE

noun

  1. A merchant guild, particularly the Fellowship of London Merchants (the "Old Hanse") given a monopoly on London's foreign trade by the Normans or its successor, the Company of Merchant Adventurers (the "New Hanse"), incorporated in 1497 and chartered under Henry VII and Elizabeth I.

  2. The rights and privileges of such guilds, particularly their trade monopolies.

  3. A commercial association of Scottish free burghs in the Middle Ages.

Related words: guildhall hanse Hanseatic League guild
noun

  1. The guildhall of a Hanse.

  2. A fee payable to the Hanse, particularly its entrance fee and the impost levied on non-members trading in its area.

Related words: Hanseatic League hanse-gild hanse-penny hansing hansing-silver guildhall hanse-house guild
noun

  1. That part of an elliptical or many-centred arch which has the shorter radius and immediately adjoins the impost.

Source: Wiktionary

Word Details

Letters H A N S E
Length 5 letters
Scrabble Score 8 points

Anagrams of HANSE

Words that use the same letters:

ASHEN HASEN NASHE SHANE SHEAN SHENA

Words Containing "HANSE"

HANSEATIC HANSEL HANSELED HANSELING HANSELKA HANSELL HANSELLED HANSELLING HANSELS HANSEN HANSENOSIS HANSER HANSES HANSETOWN JOHANSEN SCHANSE

Words Starting with "HANSE"

HANSEATIC HANSEL HANSELED HANSELING HANSELKA HANSELL HANSELLED HANSELLING HANSELS HANSEN HANSENOSIS HANSER HANSES HANSETOWN

Words Ending with "HANSE"

SCHANSE