hanaper
English
Etymology
From Medieval LatinCategory:English terms borrowed from Medieval Latin#HANAPERCategory:English terms derived from Medieval Latin#HANAPER hanaperium (“a large vase”), extended from hanapus (“bowl, cup”). Doublet of hamperCategory:English doublets#HANAPER.
Noun
hanaper (plural hanapers)Category:English lemmas#HANAPERCategory:English nouns#HANAPERCategory:English countable nouns#HANAPERCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#HANAPERCategory:Pages with entries#HANAPERCategory:Pages with 1 entry#HANAPER
- 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