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countersign

noun

  1. addition of a second signature onto a document
L318751 on Wikidata ↗

verb

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L331280 on Wikidata ↗

Wiktionary

noun

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

  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.

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

verb

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

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