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Guild vs Hanse - What's the difference?

guild | hanse |

As nouns the difference between guild and hanse

is that guild is a group of tradespeople made up of merchants, craftspeople, or artisans, particularly in the Middle Ages while Hanse is (in Germany) A medieval guild of merchants or traders; especially a commercial league of Germanic towns that had a house in London.

guild

English

Noun

(wikipedia guild) (en noun)
  • A group of tradespeople made up of merchants, craftspeople, or artisans, particularly in the Middle Ages
  • (biology) A group of diverse species that share common characteristics or habits

    • Synonyms

    * (group of tradespeople) union, trade union, professional association

    References

    * The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition, 2000, Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2009 * Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, HarperCollins Publishers, 2003

    hanse

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (in Germany ) A medieval guild of merchants or traders; especially a commercial league of Germanic towns that had a house in London.
  • (in particular) The Hanseatic League.

    • Derived terms

    * Hanseatic * Lufthansa

    See also

    * on Wikipedia

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