late 13c. as a surname, from ale + conner, from Old English cunnere "examiner, inspector," agent noun from cunnan "to know, know how" (see can (v.1)).
alderman
Aldine
aldosterone
ale
aleatory
ale-conner
alectryomachy
alectryomancy
alee
alehouse
Alemanni
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