hanaper
/han-uh-per/US // ˈhæn ə pər //UK // (ˈhænəpə) //
汉纳普,汉诺威,汉娜普,汉纳普尔
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : a wicker receptacle for documents.
Examples
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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