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 office — An old term for an office in the English court of chancery where original writs pertaining to subjects, as distinguished from writs relating to the crown, were issued. Yates v People (NY) 6 Johns 337, 363 … Ballentine'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
Maurice Denys (Sheriff) — Maurice Denys, detail from Denys monumental brass of 1505 (see below) at Olveston Church, Glos. A non contemporaneous depiction made 39 years after his death … Wikipedia
Robert Burnell — Infobox Archbishop of Canterbury Full name = Robert Burnell birth name = consecration = never consecrated began= never enthroned term end = about 29 January 1279 predecessor = Robert Kilwardby successor = John Peckham birth date = death date = 25 … Wikipedia
Thomas Cromwell — This article is about the minister of King Henry VIII of England. For other uses, see Thomas Cromwell (disambiguation). Portrait by Hans Holbein the Younger, 1532–3 Born 1485 Putney, Middlesex, Engl … Wikipedia
