alnager
/ˈɔːlnɪdʒə/(also aulnager) Now historical
noun
An officer appointed to examine woollen cloth and certify its quality.
- The position of alnager was formally abolished under English law in 1699. The title of Great Alnager of Ireland continued in use as a courtesy title of the Baron de Blaquiere until the death of the 6th Baron in 1920..
Origin
Early 16th century; earliest use found in Statutes Prohemium Iohannis Rastell. From alnage + -er.
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