hance/hɑːns/EtymologyFrom Hann + the patronymic suffix -s. In Scotland, a contraction of Angus.nameA surname originating as a patronymic.verbTo raise, to elevate.nounA curve or arc, especially in architecture or in the design of a ship.“He wears a minimal white cotton brief, and is pleased by the hance of its pouch, a catenary dip as he faces the mirror, the profile navicular and ostent.”The arc of smaller radius at the springing of an elliptical or many-centred arch.