COUNTERSIGN


Meaning of COUNTERSIGN in English

n. , v. /kown"teuhr suyn'/ ; v. also /kown'teuhr suyn"/ , n.

1. a sign used in reply to another sign.

2. Mil. a secret sign that must be given by authorized persons seeking admission through a guarded area.

3. a signature added to another signature, esp. for authentication.

v.t.

4. to sign (a document that has been signed by someone else), esp. in confirmation or authentication.

[ 1585-95; COUNTER- + SIGN, modeled on MF contresigne, or its source, OIt contrasegno ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .