hanse towns laws of the
Hanse Towns, laws of the. Hist. A uniform maritime code drawn from laws of the Hanseatic towns, esp. that of Lübeck, published in German at Lübeck in 1597 and revised and enlarged in 1614.
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HANSE TOWNS
hanse towns
Hanse Towns (hans). Hist. The collective name of certain German cities — including Lübeck, Hamburg, and Bremen — that allied in the 12th century to protect and further their mutual commercial interests. • This alliance was usu. called the Hanseatic League. The League framed and promulgated a code of maritime law known as the Laws