countersignature

Variant of countersign

countersign definition

counter·sign (ko̵unt′ər sīn′; for v., also ko̵unt′ər sīn′)

noun

  1. a signature added to a document previously signed by another, for authentication or confirmation
  2. a secret sign or signal in answer to another, as in a secret society
  3. Mil. a secret word or signal which must be given to a guard or sentry by someone wishing to pass; password

transitive verb

to authenticate (a previously signed document) by adding one's own signature

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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