-j(ə)rē, -ri noun
( -es )
Etymology: forge (II) + -ery
1. obsolete : the act or art of forging metal
2. archaic : the act of inventing or devising : invention ; often : feigning, fiction
3. : an act of forging ; usually : the crime of falsely and with fraudulent intent making or altering a writing or other instrument that if genuine might apparently be of legal effect on the rights of another — see falsi crimen
4. : something produced by forging, fabricating, or counterfeiting
17th century forgeries of medieval documents
the forgeries of jealousy — Shakespeare