(to) countersign

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• countersign — coun·ter·sign / kau̇n tər ˌsīn/ n: a signature attesting the authenticity of a document already signed by another Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. countersign …   Law dictionary

• Countersign — may refer to one of the following : Countersign (military), a sign used by a sentry or guard. Countersign (legal), the writing of a second signature onto a document. This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title. If… …   Wikipedia

• countersign — coun‧ter‧sign [ˈkaʊntəsaɪn ǁ ər ] verb [transitive] to sign a document that someone else has signed, for example to show your agreement: • The cheques had not been countersigned, and the bank had no authority to honour them. * * * countersign UK… …   Financial and business terms

• Countersign — Coun ter*sign ( s?n ; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Countersigned} ( s?nd ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Countersigning}.] [Counter + sign: cf. F. contresigner.] To sign on the opposite side of (an instrument or writing); hence, to sign in addition to the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Countersign — Coun ter*sign , a. 1. The signature of a secretary or other officer to a writing signed by a principal or superior, to attest its authenticity. [1913 Webster] 2. (Mil.) A private signal, word, or phrase, which must be given in order to pass a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• countersign — 1590s (n.), from M.Fr. contresigne, from contre against (see CONTRA (Cf. contra )) + signe sign (see SIGN (Cf. sign)) …   Etymology dictionary

• countersign — ► VERB ▪ sign (a document already signed by another person) …   English terms dictionary

• countersign — [kount′ər sīn΄; ] for v., also [ kount΄ər sīn′] n. 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… …   English World dictionary

• Countersign (military) — In military terminology, a countersign is a sign, word, or any other signal previously agreed upon and required to be exchanged between a sentry or guard and anybody approaching his or her post. The term usually encompasses both the sign given by …   Wikipedia

• countersign — [[t]ka͟ʊntə(r)saɪn[/t]] countersigns, countersigning, countersigned VERB If you countersign a document, you sign it after someone else has signed it. [V n] The President has so far refused to countersign the Prime Minister s desperate decree...… …   English dictionary

• Countersign (legal) — Countersigning means writing a second signature onto a document. For example, a contract or other official document signed by the representative of a company may be countersigned by his supervisor to verify the authority of the representative.… …   Wikipedia