Main Entry: ¹coun·ter·feit

Pronunciation: \ˈkau̇nt-ər-ˌfit\

Function: adjective

Etymology: Middle English countrefet, from Anglo-French cuntrefeit, from past participle of cuntrefere, contrefaire to imitate, from cuntre- + faire to make, from Latin facere — more at do

Date: 14th century

1 : made in imitation of something else with intent to deceive : forged <counterfeit money>
2 a : insincere, feigned <counterfeit sympathy> b : imitation <counterfeit Georgian houses>