Definitions for: Countersign


[n] a second confirming signature endorsing a document already signed
[n] a secret word or phrase known only to a restricted group; "he forgot the password"
[v] add one's signature to after another's to attest authenticity; "You must countersign on this line of the contract"



Webster (1913) Definition: Coun`ter*sign" (-s?n`; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Countersigned (-s?nd`); p. pr. & vb. n. Countersigning.]
[Counter- + sign: cf. F. contresigner.]
To sign on the opposite side of (an instrument or writing);
hence, to sign in addition to the signature of a principal or
superior, in order to attest the authenticity of a writing.


Coun"ter*sign`, a.
1. The signature of a secretary or other officer to a writing
signed by a principal or superior, to attest its
authenticity.

2. (Mil.) A private signal, word, or phrase, which must be
given in order to pass a sentry; a watchword.

Synonyms: countersignature, parole, password, watchword, word

See Also: arcanum, secret, sign, signature

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