Definition
Plural of hanaper; ornamental baskets or containers, historically used in medieval English courts to hold documents and official seals.
Etymology
From Old French 'hanap' (drinking cup or container), the hanaper was originally a basket for holding items, particularly used in the English Chancery. The term evolved from Germanic roots referring to vessels or containers, and the -er suffix indicates the container itself.
Kelly Says
Medieval hanaper baskets were so important to English law that the 'Hanaper Office' became one of the most powerful administrative departments in the royal government—essentially, whoever controlled the basket controlled the paperwork, and therefore controlled the kingdom!
Translations
ARالعربية
هانابيرس
ḥānābirsu
BNবাংলা
হানাপার্স
ha-na-pers
CACatalà
hanapers
ha-na-pers
CSČeština
hanapers
ha-na-pers
DADansk
hanapers
ha-na-pers
DEDeutsch
hanapers
ha-na-pers
ELΕλληνικά
χανάπερς
xa-na-pers
ESEspañol
hanapers
ha-na-pers
FISuomi
hanapers
ha-na-pers
FRFrançais
hanapers
ha-na-pers
HAHA
hanaapers
ha-na-apers
HIहिन्दी
हनापर्स
ha-na-pers
HUMagyar
hanapers
ha-na-pers
IDBahasa Indonesia
hanapers
ha-na-pers
ITItaliano
hanapers
ha-na-pers
KMKM
ហាណាផេរស
ha-na-phe-ru-s
MSBahasa Melayu
hanapers
ha-na-pers
MYမြန်မာ
ဟန်နာပေါက်
ha-na-pa-u-k
NLNederlands
hanapers
ha-na-pers
NONorsk
hanapers
ha-na-pers
PLPolski
hanapers
ha-na-pers
PTPortuguês
hanapers
ha-na-pers
RORomână
hanapers
ha-na-pers
RUРусский
ханаперс
khana-pers
SVSvenska
hanapers
ha-na-pers
SWKiswahili
hanapers
ha-na-pers
TAதமிழ்
ஹானாபர்ஸ்
ha-na-a-pers
TEతెలుగు
హానపర్స్
ha-na-pers
THไทย
ฮานาเปอร์ส
ha-na-pe-su
TRTürkçe
hanapers
ha-na-pers
UKУкраїнська
ханаперс
khana-pers
VITiếng Việt
hanapers
ha-na-pers