English Explanatory Dictionary

aleconner

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An officer, appointed yearly, who tasted ale (as well as bread), to ensure its quality. The role remains in the 21st century, albeit mostly ceremonial
  2. One of the officers chosen by the liverymen of London, England for inspecting the measures used in public houses.

Word forms

aleconner aleconners

Etymology

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

Synonyms

aletaster
This entry uses open data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA/GFDL). Word forms are used for search and are not indexed as separate pages.
Back to search All on A Russian dictionary Dahl dictionary