hans

/HH AA1 N S/
noun
  1. 1

    A male given name from Hebrew.

  2. 2

    Alternative form of Hanse (โ€œmerchant guildโ€). [(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.]

  3. 3

    Acronym of head and neck support.