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Countersign

verb
(past & past part. countersigned; pres. part. countersigning)
1.
Add one's signature to after another's to attest authenticity.
noun
1.
A secret word or phrase known only to a restricted group.  Synonyms: parole, password, watchword, word.
2.
A second confirming signature endorsing a document already signed.  Synonym: countersignature.



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"Countersign" Quotes from Famous Books



... warder sad and stern, Each one responded with his countersign, Then entered the cathedral; and in turn 55 I entered also, having given mine; But lingered near until I heard no more, And marked the closing of the ...
— The City of Dreadful Night • James Thomson
... "Advance and give the countersign," exclaimed the enraged soldier, who in martinet obedience to discipline, would challenge a drowning man before trying to ...
— Neville Trueman the Pioneer Preacher • William Henry Withrow
... is no occasion to stir yet. Which is the way to Sir Reginald's room? I must speak one word to Joshua before we start. I know the countersign—it will bring him out to me in a moment. I would advise you, in the meantime, just to step to the chaise and see all right, and bring it up nearer the door quietly—mind, quietly, for these boxes are ...
— Rattlin the Reefer • Edward Howard
... suffer is divine. Pass the watchword down the line Pass the countersign, Endure! Not to him who rashly dares, But to him who nobly bears, Is the ...
— Poems with Power to Strengthen the Soul • Various
... countersign, and off we started over the breastworks and through the thick woods. We soon came to our skirmish or pickets, only a few rods in front of our works, and cautioned them not to fire on us in going or returning. We went out as much as half a mile or more, ...
— Andersonville, complete • John McElroy


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