adulterinus

ădultĕrīnus, a, um, adj. [adulter].

I.

Adulterous:

liberi adulterino sanguinen nati,

Plin. 7, 2, 2, § 14; and of animals, not full-blooded:

pullus adulterinus et degener,

id. 10, 3, 3, § 10.—But oftener,

II.

That has assumed the nature of something foreign (cf. the etym. of adulter), not genuine, false, counterfeit, impure:

symbolum,

a false seal, Plaut. Bacch. 2, 3. 32; cf. Paul. ex Fest. p 28 Müll.: adulterina signa dicuntur alienis anulis facta;

and Cic.: testamentum signis adulterinis obsignare, Clu. 14: nummus,

id. Off. 3, 23:

semina,

Varr. R. R. 1, 40:

claves,

Sall. J. 12.