hanaper

American  

[han-uh-per] / ˈhæn ə pər /

noun

1. a wicker receptacle for documents.

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hanaper British  

/ ˈhænəpə /

noun

1. a small wickerwork basket, often used to hold official papers

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Etymology

Origin of hanaper

1275–1325; Middle English hanypere < Anglo-French; Middle French hanapier case to hold a drinking vessel, derivative of hanap goblet (< Germanic *hnapp bowl; compare Old English hnæpp, Old High German hnapf, Old Norse hnappr, early Medieval Latin anappus, hanappum ); -er ²

Example Sentences

In Ireland it still survives in the office of the clerk of the crown and hanaper, from which are issued writs for the return of members of parliament for Ireland.

From Project Gutenberg

Hales is often confused with another John Hales, who was clerk of the hanaper under Henry VIII. and his three immediate successors.

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He denied that he was party to the attempt, and paid the necessary fee to the Hanaper for his pardon.

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Clerk of the Hanaper, and Deputy Clerk of the Hanaper, Ushers, Heralds, Garter Kings at Arms, Purse-bearers, Marshals, Lord Chancellors, Engrossing Clerks, Attorney-Generals, stamps, taxes, and other equally necessary and indispensable persons, places, and things—the making of a Baron is done for the trifling charge of �420.

From Project Gutenberg

The Clerk of the Hanaper, or Hamper, gets �24 13s. 4d.; but why the title of Baron should be hampered with such an expense it is difficult to guess, unless it is that the newly-made peer is expected to "wet" his dignity with a few dozen of something drinkable.

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