Meanings
present singular third person countersigns · participle present countersigning · participle past countersigned · past countersigned
Synonyms & antonyms
verbTo add a second signature to a document, affirming the validity of the signature of another person.
More synonyms by meaning
nouna secret word or phrase known only to a restricted group
nouna second confirming signature endorsing a document already signed
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Middle Frenchcontresigne
- Englishcountersign
From Middle French contresigne. Equivalent to counter- + sign.
More words from Middle French
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian приподписвам
- приподписвам (pripodpisvam)add a second signature
Chinese Mandarin 連署 /连署
- 連署 /连署 (liánshǔ)add a second signature
Esperanto pasvorta respondo
- pasvorta respondoresponse to a sign
French contresigner
- contresigneradd a second signature
Hungarian ellenjegyez
- ellenjegyezadd a second signature
Italian controfirmare
- controfirmareadd a second signature
Latin contrascibo, contrascribo
- contrasciboadd a second signature
- contrascriboadd a second signature
Polish kontrasygnować
- kontrasygnowaćadd a second signature
Romanian contrasemna
- contrasemnaadd a second signature
Russian контрассигнова́ть
- контрассигнова́ть (kontrassignovátʹ)add a second signature
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Cite this entry
countersign. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/countersign
“countersign.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/countersign. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “countersign,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/countersign.
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