Hance
Hance (hȧns) , transitive verb
[See Enhance.]
To raise; to elevate. [Obsolete] — Lydgate
Hance (hans) , noun
[See Hanse.]
1.
(Architecture) See Hanse.
2.
(Nautical) A sudden fall or break, as the fall of the fife rail down to the gangway.
Also: Hanch