Counterfeit
A New Law Dictionary and Glossary · Alexander M. Burrill · 1850
A New Law Dictionary and Glossary
[L. Fr. contrefait; L. Lat. contrafactum.] That which is made in imitation of something, but without lawful authority, or contrary to law; and with a view to defraud, by passing the false for the true.
Wharton's Lex
Anciently applied to the forging of the great or privy seal.
4 Bl. Com. 83.