Hanse (suomeksi)

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(lb, en, historical) A merchant guild, ''particularly'' the fellowship, Fellowship of London merchants, Merchants (the "old, Old Hanse") given 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.
(lb, en, historical) The rights and privileges of such guilds, ''particularly'' their trade monopolies.
(lb, en, historical) A commercial association of Scottish free burghs in the Middle Ages.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. IV. Charles Scribner's Sons (New York), 1878, p. 64.
(lb, en, historical) The Hanseatic League: a commercial association of German towns in the Middle Ages.
(lb, en, historical) (alternative form of, hanse, lang=en), the fees payable to a Hanse or its guildhall.