/han"seuh, -zeuh/ , n.
1. a company or guild of merchants in a northern European medieval town.
2. a fee paid to a merchant guild by a new member.
3. Also called Hansa town, Hansetown . a town that is a member of the Hanseatic League.
4. See Hanseatic League .
[ hans, hanze hanse; c. OE hos, OHG, Goth hansa company ]