countersign

noun

  1. 1

    A second signature added to a document to affirm the validity of the signature of the first person.

  2. 2

    The response to a sign or signal.

    Only those who give the countersign may enter the Masonic Lodge.

verb

  1. 1

    To sign on the opposite side of (a document).

  2. 2

    (by extension) To add a second signature to a document, affirming the validity of the signature of another person.

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