hanaper

English

Etymology

From Medieval Latin hanaperium (“a large vase”), extended from hanapus (“bowl, cup”). Doublet of hamper.

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

Anagrams

• heparan, raphane