Associations to the word «Countersign»

Wiktionary

COUNTERSIGN, noun. A second signature added to a document to affirm the validity of the signature of the first person
COUNTERSIGN, noun. The response to a sign or signal.
COUNTERSIGN, verb. (transitive) to sign on the opposite side of (a document)
COUNTERSIGN, verb. (transitive) (by extension) to add a second signature to a document, affirming the validity of the signature of another person

Dictionary definition

COUNTERSIGN, noun. A secret word or phrase known only to a restricted group; "he forgot the password".
COUNTERSIGN, noun. A second confirming signature endorsing a document already signed.
COUNTERSIGN, verb. Add one's signature to after another's to attest authenticity; "You must countersign on this line of the contract".

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley