I.put in the place of another, substituted. *
I. In gen.: Hermes supposititius sibi ipsi, is his own substitute, i. e. he needs no one to replace him in combat, Mart. 5, 24, 8.—
II. In partic., not genuine, false, supposititious: “mater,” Varr. R. R. 2, 8, 2: “explorator,” Plaut. Ps. 4, 7, 71.