The Collaborative International Dictionary
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 wickerwork, and adapted for the packing and carrying of articles; a hamper.
Hanaper office, an office of the English court of chancery
in which writs relating to the business of the public, and
the returns to them, were anciently kept in a hanaper or
hamper.
--Blackstone.