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Webster 1913 Edition


Aleconner

Ale′conˊner

,
Noun.
[
/Ale
+
con
, OE.
cunnen
to test, AS.
cunnian
to test. See
Con
.]
Orig., an officer appointed to look to the goodness of ale and beer; also, one of the officers chosen by the liverymen of London to inspect the measures used in public houses. But the office is a sinecure. [Also called aletaster.]
[Eng.]

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aleconner

aleconner

See also: ale-conner

English

Noun

aleconner (plural aleconners)

  1. (historical, Britain) An officer appointed yearly at the leet of ancient English communities to ensure the goodness and wholesomeness of bread, ale, and beer.
  2. (historical, Britain) One of the officers chosen by the liverymen of London, England for the sinecure of inspecting the measures used in public houses.

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