countersign

Words with a similar base: countersign, countersignature

'countersign'

[password.n.01] as in: a secret word or phrase known only to a restricted group

Examples:
he forgot the password

'countersign'

[countersignature.n.01] as in: a second confirming signature endorsing a document already signed

'countersign'

[countersign.v.01] as in: add one's signature to after another's to attest authenticity

Examples:
You must countersign on this line of the contract

Origins

					countersign (English)
├── counter- (English)
└── sign (English)
    ├── signe (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
    └── signer (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
        └── signare (Latin)

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