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Aleconner
Pronunciation : Ale"con`ner
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [/Ale + con, OE. cunnen to test, AS. cunnian to test. See Con.]
Definition : Defn: 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.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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