aleconner

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noun

An officer, appointed yearly, who tasted ale (as well as bread), to ensure its quality.

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aletaster
OriginOld English cunnen →
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Meanings

nounaleconner (plural aleconners)

plural aleconners · alternative ale-conner · alternative ale-connor

  1. UKhistoricalAn officer, appointed yearly, who tasted ale (as well as bread), to ensure its quality.

    Synonyms: aletaster

  2. UKhistoricalOne of the officers chosen by the liverymen of London, England for inspecting the measures used in public houses.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn officer, appointed yearly, who tasted ale (as well as bread), to ensure its quality.

Similar
aletaster

Origin

  1. Old Englishcunnen“to test”
  2. Englishaleconner

From ale + con + -er, from Old English cunnen (“to test”), from cunnian (“to test”).

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APA

aleconner. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aleconner

MLA

“aleconner.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aleconner. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “aleconner,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aleconner.

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