countersign

== English == === Etymology === From Middle French contresigne. Equivalent to counter- +‎ sign. === Noun === countersign (plural countersigns) (law) A second signature added to a document to affirm the validity of the signature of the first person. The response to a sign or signal. ==== Translations ==== === Verb === countersign (third-person singular simple present countersigns, present participle countersigning, simple past and past participle countersigned) (transitive) To sign on the opposite side of (a document). (transitive, by extension) To add a second signature to a document, affirming the validity of the signature of another person. Synonym: witness ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === countersign (legal) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia countersign (military) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia "countersign" at dict.org === Anagrams === countersing, recountings