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Definition of Countersign
1. Noun. A secret word or phrase known only to a restricted group. "He forgot the password"
Generic synonyms: Arcanum, Secret, Positive Identification
2. Verb. Add one's signature to after another's to attest authenticity. "You must countersign on this line of the contract"
3. Noun. A second confirming signature endorsing a document already signed.
Definition of Countersign
1. v. t. 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.
2. a. The signature of a secretary or other officer to a writing signed by a principal or superior, to attest its authenticity.
Definition of Countersign
1. Noun. a second signature added to a document to affirm the validity of the signature of the first person ¹
2. Verb. (transitive) to add a second signature to a document, affirming the validity of the signature of another person ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Countersign
1. [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Countersign
Literary usage of Countersign
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Kemble Papers by Stephen Kemble, Sir Henry Clinton, Daniel Jones, William Howe Howe (1884)
"Parole, Berlin ; countersign, Hanover. Field Officer for the Day to-morrow Major
Conran. The 6th. Regiment to be drafted on Saturday Morning, at 10 o'Clock, ..."
2. Privates' Manual by James Alfred Moss (1916)
"170) What is a countersign? It is a word given from the headquarters of a command
to aid guards and sentinels in identifying persons who may be authorized ..."
3. A History of the First Regiment Iowa Cavalry Veteran Volunteers, from Its by Charles H. Lothrop (1890)
"Ad vanee and give the countersign or I will fire upon you. ... Reaching the shore.
he gave me the countersign. mounted his horse. and went to camp. ..."
4. Star-points: Songs of Joy, Faith, and Promise from the Present-day Poets by Gertrude Moore Richards (1921)
"... countersign Our in the dark-night long I heard the Pine Tree's song Make secret
harmonies For frozen earth and skies — And in the first wan light I ..."
5. A History of the Life and Services of Captain Samuel Dewees: A Native of by John Smith Hanna (1844)
"The driver put his head within the carriage, and then •came and gave me the
countersign. 'The countersign is right,' I replied. 'Gen. ..."
6. My Diary North and South by William Howard Russell (1863)
"... of the effects of Bull's Kun— Password and countersign—Transatlantic View
of "The Times" — Difficulties of a Newspaper Correspondent in tho Field. ..."
7. Manual of Military Training by James Alfred Moss (1914)
"(210) The parole is a word used as a check on the countersign in order to ...
The parole or countersign, or both, are sent sealed in the form of an order to ..."
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