- Aletaster
- ♦ Officer responsible for enforcing the assize of ale.(Bennett, Judith M. Women in the Medieval English Countryside, 233)
Medieval glossary. 2014.
Aletaster
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Aletaster — Ale tast er, n. See {Aleconner}. [Eng.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
aletaster — A conner or taster of ale … Ballentine's law dictionary
Aleconner — Ale con ner, n. [/Ale + con, OE. cunnen to test, AS. cunnian to test. See {Con}.] 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
