Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Hansard \Han"sard\, n.
   An official report of proceedings in the British Parliament;
   -- so called from the name of the publishers.

Hansard \Han"sard\, n.
   A merchant of one of the Hanse towns. See the Note under 2d
   {Hanse}.

Source : WordNet®

Hansard
     n : the official published verbatim report of the proceedings of
         a parliamentary body; originally of the British
         Parliament; "the Canadian Hansard is published in both
         English and French"