Definitions for hanaper

hanaper han·a·per

Spelling: [han-uh-per]
IPA: /ˈhæn ə pər/

Hanaper is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 141 anagrams from letters in hanaper (aaehnpr).

Definitions for hanaper

noun

  1. a wicker receptacle for documents.

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 G

Examples for hanaper

I next paid ‘fees to the Deputy Clerk of the hanaper,’ ten shillings.

Johnson, and others, give the word hanaper as synonymous with treasury or exchequer.

He denied that he was party to the attempt, and paid the necessary fee to the hanaper for his pardon.

Word Value for hanaper
Scrable

12

Words with friends

13

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