supposititious

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

SUPPOSITI'TIOUS, adjective [Latin supposititius, from suppositus, suppono.] Put by trick in the place or character belonging to another; not genuine; as a supposititious child; a supposititious writing.
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