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 are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.