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hanaper

[ han-uh-per ]

noun

  1. a wicker receptacle for documents.


hanaper

/ ˈhænəpə /

noun

  1. a small wickerwork basket, often used to hold official papers
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of hanaper1

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
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Word History and Origins

Origin of hanaper1

C15: from Old French hanapier, from hanap cup, of Germanic origin; compare Old High German hnapf bowl, Old English hnæp
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Example Sentences

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

Now I cannot find hanap in any dictionary to which I have access; but I find hanaper in every one.

Johnson, and others, give the word Hanaper as synonymous with treasury or exchequer.

I next paid ‘fees to the Deputy Clerk of the Hanaper,’ ten shillings.

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