countersign

Meaning

Noun

1. A second signature added to a document to affirm the validity of the signature of the first person.
2. The response to a sign or signal.

Verb

1. (transitive) To sign on the opposite side of (a document).
2. (broadly, transitive) To add a second signature to a document, affirming the validity of the signature of another person.

Synonyms

password

watchword

parole

countersignature

word

ratify

sanction

shibboleth

signal

witness

access code

counter signature

access key

certification

cipher

confirm

Translations

contresigner

controfirmare

contra-senha

contraseña

wachtwoord

palavra passe

contrasenya

controfirma

bestätigen

sant i senya

password

gegenzeichnen

senha

mot de passe

Etymology

From Middle French contresigne. Equivalent to counter- + sign.