Hansards

Noun (1)

Hansard (plural Hansards)

1. (also, attributive, historical) A member of a Hanse (“merchant guild”), or a resident of a Hanse town.
   • The cloſe of the thirteenth century appears to been have a remarkable era in the commercial hiſtory of London. In 1296, the company of merchant-adventurers was firſt incorporated by Edward I. The Hanſards, or Hanſe merchants, also received conſiderable privileges about the ſame time.1819, Abraham Rees, “LONDON”, in The Cyclopædia; or, Universal Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Literature. [...] In Thirty-nine Volumes, volume XXI, London: Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme...

Noun (2)

Hansard (plural Hansards)

1. (Commonwealth, UK) The official report of debates and other proceedings in the British and some Commonwealth parliaments.
   • Mr. BURNS thought that if they were to have a Hansard at all, they should take steps to have it thoroughly well done, and he would be very glad if they could get rid of these corrections altogether. He thought the exact words, or as nearly as possible the exact words, should be put into the...1868 October 16, A[rthur] J[ohn] Burns, “Reporting Debates”, in New Zealand. Parliamentary Debates. Third Session of the Fourth Parliament. […] (House of Representatives), volume IV, Wellington: G....

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