countersignature

noun

A signature made to confirm or endorse another.

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countersign
OriginEnglish signature ← Middle English counter- ← Anglo-Norman countre- →
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Meanings

nouncountersignature (plural countersignatures)

plural countersignatures

  1. A signature made to confirm or endorse another.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna second confirming signature endorsing a document already signed

Similar
countersign
Broader
signature
Also see
countersign

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  3. Proto-Italic*kom
  4. Proto-Italic*kom-
  5. Proto-Italic*komteros
  6. Proto-Italic*komterād
  7. Latincontrā
  8. Old Frenchcontre-
  9. Anglo-Normancountre-
  10. Middle Englishcounter-
  11. Englishcounter-
  12. Englishsignature
  13. Englishcountersignature

From counter- + signature.

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Translations

French contresignature
  • contresignaturea signature made to confirm or endorse another
Greek προσυπογραφή
  • προσυπογραφή (prosypografí)a signature made to confirm or endorse another
Italian controfirma
  • controfirmaa signature made to confirm or endorse another
Polish kontrasygnata
  • kontrasygnataa signature made to confirm or endorse another
Cite this entry
APA

countersignature. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/countersignature

MLA

“countersignature.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/countersignature. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “countersignature,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/countersignature.

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