n.
Pronunciation: ' fo ̇ rj-r ē , ' fo ̇ r-j ə -
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -er · ies
Date: 1583
1 archaic : INVENTION
2 : something forged
3 : an act of forging especially : the crime of falsely and fraudulently making or altering a document (as a check)