countersign
Meanings
noun
- A second signature added to a document to affirm the validity of the signature of the first person.
- The response to a sign or signal.
verb
- To sign on the opposite side of (a document).
- To add a second signature to a document, affirming the validity of the signature of another person.
Word forms
Etymology
From Middle French contresigne. Equivalent to counter- + sign.
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