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Meaning of countersign

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

countersign

noun

Definitions

  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.

    Example: Only those who give the countersign may enter the Masonic Lodge.

verb

Definitions

  1. To sign on the opposite side of (a document).

  2. (by extension) To add a second signature to a document, affirming the validity of the signature of another person.