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.]