\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 public houses. But
the office is a sinecure. [Also called aletaster.] [Eng.]