Hanse n. : That part of an elliptical or many-centered arch which has the shorter radius and immediately adjoins the impost.

Hanse n. : An association; a league or confederacy.

Example:
Is the sally Hanse facial hair bleach worth it?

Taxonomy
Hansa, the Baltic, the Hanseatic League, Hanseatic, merchants, Hanseatic League, Kontor, towns, Danzig, The German Hansa, Hanse, Hansa Rostock, England, Lübeck law, Circle, trade routes, chief city, Poland.

Defination from the web:
Hanse or Hansa) was an alliance of trading cities and their guilds that established and maintained a ... In the Perry Rhodan SF series, the trade organisation the Cosmic Hansa (Kosmische Hanse) covers the Galaxy. ...