Definitions for hanapers

hanapers han·a·per

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

Hanapers is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 313 anagrams from letters in hanapers (aaehnprs).

Definitions for hanapers

noun

  1. a wicker receptacle for documents.

Origin of hanapers

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 hanapers

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.

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

Word Value for hanapers
Scrable

12

Words with friends

13

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