COUNTERSIGN
Dictionary entry overview: What does countersign mean?
• COUNTERSIGN (noun)
The noun COUNTERSIGN has 2 senses:
1. a secret word or phrase known only to a restricted group
2. a second confirming signature endorsing a document already signed
Familiarity information: COUNTERSIGN used as a noun is rare.
• COUNTERSIGN (verb)
The verb COUNTERSIGN has 1 sense:
1. add one's signature to after another's to attest authenticity
Familiarity information: COUNTERSIGN used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• COUNTERSIGN (noun)
Meaning:
A secret word or phrase known only to a restricted group
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
countersign; password; parole; watchword; word
Context example:
he forgot the password
Hypernyms ("countersign" is a kind of...):
arcanum; secret (information known only to a special group)
positive identification (evidence proving that you are who you say you are; evidence establishing that you are among the group of people already known to the system; recognition by the system leads to acceptance)
Meaning:
A second confirming signature endorsing a document already signed
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
countersignature; countersign
Hypernyms ("countersign" is a kind of...):
signature (your name written in your own handwriting)
• COUNTERSIGN (verb)
Meaning:
Add one's signature to after another's to attest authenticity
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Context example:
You must countersign on this line of the contract
Hypernyms (to "countersign" is one way to...):
sign (be engaged by a written agreement)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
