counterfeit ness (kounterfitnes)

The quality of being counterfeit; spuriousne . counterfeituret, n. [ME. con trefa it ure: see contrefete, E. counterfeit, and -ure.] Counterfeiting; hypocrisy. Al his con trefa it ure is colour of sinne and bost. Political Songs (ed. Wright), p. 336. counter fes an cet, count erf a is an cet (kounterfē-zans, -fa-zans), n. 1. The act of forging; forgery.-2. A counterfeiting; di imulation; artifice. For he in counterfesaunce did excell, And all the wyles of wemens wits knew pa ing well. Spenser, F. Q., III. viii. 8. The outward expre ion and count erf a is ance of all these is the form of godline . Bp . Hall , Sermons, The Hypocrite. counter-fe y (koun-tėr-fes'i), a . Same as coun terfaced.