Aulnager - Law Dictionary Search Results
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Aulnager [fr. ulna, Lat., an ell], an ancient officer appointed by the king, whose business it was to measure all woollen-cloth made for sale, that the Crown might not be defrauded of customs and duties, Termes de la Ley; 2 Steph. Com....
Alnager, or Auinager
Alnager, or Auinager, formerly a public sworn officer of the king, who examined into the assize of cloth, and fixed seals to it, and also collected a subsidiary or aulnage duty on all cloths sold (25 Edw. 3, st. 4, c. 1).there were afterwards three officers belonging to the regulation of clothing, viz., searcher, measurer, and aulnager, 4 Inst. 31. Alnage duties were abolished in England by 11 & 12 Wm. 3, c. 20, and in Ireland by 57 Geo. 3, c. 109....
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