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aleconner

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ale-con-ner
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

British usage

noun

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

British usage

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

aleconners (plural) ale-conner (alternative) ale-connor (alternative)

Synonyms

aletaster

Questions

What does aleconner mean?
An officer, appointed yearly, who tasted ale (as well as bread), to ensure its quality.
Where does aleconner come from?
It is traced to Old English.

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