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Webster 1913 Edition


Alnager

Al′na-ger

,
Noun.
[See
Alnage
.]
A measure by the ell; formerly a sworn officer in England, whose duty was to inspect and measure woolen cloth, and fix upon it a seal.

Webster 1828 Edition


Alnager

AL'NAGER

, or AL'NAGAR,
Noun.
A measurer by the ell; a sworn officer, whose duty was to inspect and measure woolen cloth and fix upon it a seal. This office was abolished by Statute, 11 and 12. Will. 3. No duty or office of this kind exists in the United States.

Definition 2024


alnager

alnager

English

Noun

alnager (plural alnagers)

  1. A measure by the ell.
  2. (historical) A sworn officer in England, whose duty was to inspect woollen cloth and fix a seal upon it.

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