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Webster 1913 Edition
Aleconner
Ale′conˊner
,Noun.
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
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English
Noun
aleconner (plural aleconners)
- (historical, Britain) An officer appointed yearly at the leet of ancient English communities to ensure the goodness and wholesomeness of bread, ale, and beer.
- (historical, Britain) One of the officers chosen by the liverymen of London, England for the sinecure of inspecting the measures used in public houses.