Definition for AL'NA-GER, or AL'NA-GAR

AL'NA-GER, or AL'NA-GAR, n.

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. III. No duty or office of this kind exists in the United States.

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