† ˈcounterfeitress Obs. rare.
[a. OF. contrefai(c)teresse, f. contrefaiteur: see counterfeiter and -ess.]
A female counterfeiter.
| 1577 Stanyhurst Descr. Irel. in Holinshed Chron. VI. 19 Dame nature the counterfeitresse of the celestiall workeman. |