Hanaper office — Hanaper Han a*per ( [.a]*p[ e]r), n. [LL. hanaperium a large vase, fr. hanapus vase, bowl, cup (whence F. hanap); of German origin; cf. OHG. hnapf, G. napf, akin to AS. hn[ae]p cup, bowl. Cf. {Hamper}, {Nappy}, n.] A kind of basket, usually of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hanaper-office — /haenapar ofas/ An office formerly belonging to the common law jurisdiction of the court of chancery, so called because all writs relating to the business of a subject, and their returns, were formerly kept in a hamper, in hanaperio … Black's law dictionary
hanaper-office — /haenapar ofas/ An office formerly belonging to the common law jurisdiction of the court of chancery, so called because all writs relating to the business of a subject, and their returns, were formerly kept in a hamper, in hanaperio … Black's law dictionary
Hanaper — Han a*per ( [.a]*p[ e]r), n. [LL. hanaperium a large vase, fr. hanapus vase, bowl, cup (whence F. hanap); of German origin; cf. OHG. hnapf, G. napf, akin to AS. hn[ae]p cup, bowl. Cf. {Hamper}, {Nappy}, n.] A kind of basket, usually of wickerwork … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hanaper — Hanaper, properly a case or basket to contain a hanap (O. Eng. kneels : cf. Dutch nap ), a drinking vessel, a goblet with a foot or stem; the term which is still used by antiquaries for medieval stemmed cups. The famous Royal Gold Cup in the… … Wikipedia
petty bag office — An office in the English court of chancery where original writs were issued which related to the interests of the crown. Those writs that related to a subject were originally kept in a hamper and those which related to the interests of the crown… … Ballentine's law dictionary
Alienation Office — The Alienation Office (1576 1835) was a British Government body charged with regulating the alienation or transfer of feudal lands without a licence from the Government. The first regulatory structure for dealing with alienation of lands was… … Wikipedia
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