n. & v.
--n.
1. a a signature, esp. that of a celebrity. b handwriting.
2 a manuscript in an author's own handwriting.
3 a document signed by its author.
--v.tr.
1. sign (a photograph, autograph album, etc.).
2 write (a letter etc.) by hand.
Etymology: F autographe or LL autographum f. Gk autographon neut. of autographos (as AUTO-, -GRAPH)