(historical) 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.

plural of Hanse / (historical) The Hanseatic cities or members taken collectively.

(historical) Alternative form of Hanse, a merchant guild or a former commercial league of German cities. / (historical) The guildhall of a Hanse.

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

plural of hanse

Alternative form of handsel

Alternative form of handsel

An Anglicised spelling of the German given name Hänsel. English equivalent: Johnny. / A fictional character in the German fairy tale Hansel and Gretel.

(medicine) The disease leprosy, caused by infection by Mycobacterium leprae.

plural of hansel