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

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

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 7 "Gyantse" to "Hallel" by Various

Another kind of receptacle for records was a small turned box, called a "skippet," and another was the "hanaper," or hamper, a basket made of twigs or wicker-work.

From Forty Centuries of Ink or, a chronological narrative concerning ink and its backgrounds, introducing incidental observations and deductions, parallels of time and color phenomena, bibliography, chemistry, poetical effusions, citations, anecdotes and curiosa together with some evidence respecting the evanescent character of most inks of to-day and an epitome of chemico-legal ink. by Carvalho, David Nunes

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

From Notes and Queries, Number 29, May 18, 1850 by Various

But I cannot distinctly connect the hanap of the exhibition with hanaper: and I perhaps ought to look in another direction for its true signification and etymology.

From Notes and Queries, Number 29, May 18, 1850 by Various

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 Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 8 "Haller, Albrecht" to "Harmonium" by Various