Archaic term meaning a person who commits forgery or counterfeiting; someone who makes false documents or objects.
From false + -ary (agent suffix). An older English term parallel to 'falsifier,' from the adjective false, indicating someone who makes or practices falsehood.
This lovely archaic word is a perfect example of how English once had more specific vocabulary—we had 'falsary' for forger, 'coiner' for counterfeiter. Modern English simplified these into fewer, broader terms.
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