Meanings
nouncounterfesance (uncountable)
alternative counterfaisance
- obsoleteuncountableforgery; counterfeiting
Origin
- Old Frenchcontrefaisance
- Englishcounterfesance
From Old French contrefaisance, from contrefaire. See counterfeit.
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APA
counterfesance. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counterfesance
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“counterfesance.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counterfesance. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “counterfesance,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counterfesance.
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