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# Aulnagers

## Definition

Public officials who certified the quality and dimensions of woollen cloth, analogous to mint officials who certify metal currency, representing the broader system of public quality control in commerce.

## Source Chapter

Book I, Chapter 4

## Context

Smith draws a parallel between mints and aulnagers, both being public institutions that use official stamps to certify the quality of commodities, demonstrating how standardization extends beyond currency to other important trade goods.

## Economic Domain

Regulation

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