A large sturgeon fish found in European rivers and the sea, valued for its roe and meat.
From German 'Hausen' or Dutch 'huze,' possibly related to Old High German 'hūso.' The term entered English through North European trade in the medieval period.
Hausenfish were so valuable that medieval kings taxed them heavily—they were the caviar of the Middle Ages, and mention of 'hausen' in old trade records shows how serious Europeans were about this fish.
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