Aleconner /(āl"kŏn`nẽr)/

Ale·con·ner

Aleconner

n.
  1. 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.]