Definition of Countersign
Countersign
coun·ter·sign


Definition/Meaning
(verb)
to sign a document that has already been signed by someone else;

e.g. I was asked to countersign the document to confirm that he was actually the one who had written it.

(noun)
(old) a password, signal, or sign that is given in response to another, especially a secret signal used when passing a guard;

e.g. She gave the countersign, and only then was she allowed through the gates.

(noun)
a signature added to a document that has already been signed by someone else, intended to confirm that the document is genuine/authentic;

e.g. She added her countersign to the document, and then they sealed it into an envelope.



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