countersign

/kˈa‍ʊntəsˌa‍ɪn/

/kˈaʊntɚsˌaɪn/

[noun] [verb]

Countersign

[NOUN]

a second confirming signature endorsing a document already signed

synonyms : countersignature

a secret word or phrase known only to a restricted group

synonyms : parole

to countersign

MAIN VERB

add one's signature to after another's to attest authenticity

Examples

1. [as I have said] how necessary are the great number of countersigns, so that, coming together with other companies, it may be recognized by its own men.

2. It is necessary, therefore, to do two things: first, to have many countersigns in the Company: the other, always to keep this arrangement, that the same infantry always remain in the same file.