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Webster 1913 Edition

Hanaper

Han′a-per

(-ȧ-pẽr)
,
Noun.
[LL.
hanaperium
a large vase, fr.
hanapus
vase, bowl, cup (whence F.
hanap
); of German origin; cf. OHG.
hnapf
, G.
napf
, akin to AS.
hnæp
cup, bowl. Cf.
Hamper
,
Nappy
,
Noun.
]
A kind of basket, usually of wickerwork, and adapted for the packing and carrying of articles; a hamper.
Hanaper office
,
an office of the English court of chancery in which writs relating to the business of the public, and the returns to them, were anciently kept in a hanaper or hamper.
Blackstone.

Webster 1828 Edition

Hanaper

HAN'APER

,
Noun.
The hanaper was used in early days by the kings of England, for holding and carrying with them their money, as they journeyed from place to place. It was a kind of basket, like the fiscus, and hence came to be considered as the king's treasury. Hence, the clerk or warden of the hanaper, is an officer who receives the fees due to the king for seals of charters, patents, commissions, and writs. There is also an officer who is controller of the hanaper. This word therefore answered to the modern exchequer.

Definition 2024

hanaper

hanaper

English

Noun

hanaper ‎(plural hanapers)

  1. A kind of basket, usually of wickerwork, and adapted for the packing and carrying of articles; a hamper

Derived terms

  • Hanaper office: an office of the English court of chancery in which writs relating to the business of the public, and the returns to them, were anciently kept in a hanaper or hamper - Blackstone

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Etymology

Late Latin hanaperium ‎(“a large vase”), from hanaus ‎(“vase, bowl, cup”) (whence French hanap); of Frankish origin; compare Old North German hnapf, German Napf, akin to Anglo Saxon hnæp ‎(“cup, bowl”). Compare hamper, nappy

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