Meanings
- not comparableHaving signed at the end of a document.
plural undersigneds
- A person, mentioned in a document, whose name and signature appears at the end.
the undersigned
3 more examples
Near-synonyms: subscriber, signatory, signer
we the undersigned
We, the undersigned wagon-masters, assistants, teamsters and all other employees of the firm of Russell, Majors & Waddell, do hereby sign that we will not swear, drink whisky, play cards or be cruel to dumb beasts in any way, shape or form.
1920, Buffalo Bill, An Autobiography of Buffalo Bill, New York: Cosmopolitan Book Corporation, page 17Synonyms: subscriber, signatory, signer
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA person, mentioned in a document, whose name and signature appears at the end.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁entér
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂én
- Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-?
- Proto-Indo-European*(H)n̥dʰí
- Proto-Indo-European*(H)n̥dʰér
- Proto-Germanic*under
- Proto-West Germanic*undar
- Old Englishunder-
- Middle Englishunder-
- Englishunder-
- Englishsigned
- Englishundersigned
Translations
Bulgarian долуподписан, долуподписан
- долуподписан (dolupodpisan)having signatures at the end or bottom
- долуподписан (dolupodpisan)having signed at the end of a document
- долуподписан (dolupodpisan)an undersigned person or people
Dutch ondergetekende
- ondergetekendehaving signed at the end of a document
French soussigné, soussigné
- soussignéhaving signed at the end of a document
- soussignéan undersigned person or people
- soussignéean undersigned person or people
Hebrew חתום מטה
- חתום מטה (khatum mata)having signed at the end of a document
Hindi अधोहस्ताक्षरी
- अधोहस्ताक्षरी (adhohastākṣarī)an undersigned person or people
Hungarian alulírott
- alulírottan undersigned person or people
Italian sottoscritto, firmato
- sottoscrittohaving signatures at the end or bottom
- firmatohaving signed at the end of a document
- sottoscrittoan undersigned person or people
- firmatarioan undersigned person or people
Spanish infrascripto
- infrascriptohaving signed at the end of a document
Swedish undertecknad, undertecknad
- undertecknadhaving signatures at the end or bottom
- undertecknadan undersigned person or people
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with undersigned
Cite this entry
undersigned. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/undersigned
“undersigned.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/undersigned. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “undersigned,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/undersigned.
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