countersign

coun·ter·sign

C0690000 (koun′tər-sīn′)tr.v. coun·ter·signed, coun·ter·sign·ing, coun·ter·signs To sign (a previously signed document) to vouch for the authenticity of the document.n.1. A second or confirming signature on a previously signed document. Also called countersignature.2. a. A sign or signal to be given to a sentry in order to obtain passage; a password.b. A secret sign or signal given in answer to another.

countersign

vb (Law) (tr) to sign (a document already signed by another) n 1. Also called: countersignature the signature so written 2. a secret sign given in response to another sign 3. (Military) chiefly military a password

coun•ter•sign

(ˈkaʊn tərˌsaɪn)

n. 1. a sign used in reply to another sign. 2. a secret sign or signal that must be given by authorized persons seeking admission into a guarded area. 3. a signature added to another signature, esp. for authentication. v.t. 4. to sign (a document that has been signed by someone else), esp. in confirmation or authentication. [1585–95; < Middle French contresigne < Italian contrasegno] coun`ter•sig′na•ture (-ˈsɪg nə tʃər) n.

countersign

A secret challenge and its reply. See also challenge; password.

countersign

Past participle: countersigned
Gerund: countersigning

Imperative
countersign
countersign

Present
I countersign
you countersign
he/she/it countersigns
we countersign
you countersign
they countersign

Preterite
I countersigned
you countersigned
he/she/it countersigned
we countersigned
you countersigned
they countersigned

Present Continuous
I am countersigning
you are countersigning
he/she/it is countersigning
we are countersigning
you are countersigning
they are countersigning

Present Perfect
I have countersigned
you have countersigned
he/she/it has countersigned
we have countersigned
you have countersigned
they have countersigned

Past Continuous
I was countersigning
you were countersigning
he/she/it was countersigning
we were countersigning
you were countersigning
they were countersigning

Past Perfect
I had countersigned
you had countersigned
he/she/it had countersigned
we had countersigned
you had countersigned
they had countersigned

Future
I will countersign
you will countersign
he/she/it will countersign
we will countersign
you will countersign
they will countersign

Future Perfect
I will have countersigned
you will have countersigned
he/she/it will have countersigned
we will have countersigned
you will have countersigned
they will have countersigned

Future Continuous
I will be countersigning
you will be countersigning
he/she/it will be countersigning
we will be countersigning
you will be countersigning
they will be countersigning

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been countersigning
you have been countersigning
he/she/it has been countersigning
we have been countersigning
you have been countersigning
they have been countersigning

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been countersigning
you will have been countersigning
he/she/it will have been countersigning
we will have been countersigning
you will have been countersigning
they will have been countersigning

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been countersigning
you had been countersigning
he/she/it had been countersigning
we had been countersigning
you had been countersigning
they had been countersigning

Conditional
I would countersign
you would countersign
he/she/it would countersign
we would countersign
you would countersign
they would countersign

Past Conditional
I would have countersigned
you would have countersigned
he/she/it would have countersigned
we would have countersigned
you would have countersigned
they would have countersigned

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	countersign - a secret word or phrase known only to a restricted group; "he forgot the password"password, watchword, parole, wordarcanum, secret - information known only to a special group; "the secret of Cajun cooking"positive identification - evidence proving that you are who you say you are; evidence establishing that you are among the group of people already known to the system; recognition by the system leads to acceptance; "a system for positive identification can prevent the use of a single identity by several people"
	2.	countersign - a second confirming signature endorsing a document already signedcountersignaturesignature - your name written in your own handwriting
Verb	1.	countersign - add one's signature to after another's to attest authenticity; "You must countersign on this line of the contract"sign - be engaged by a written agreement; "He signed to play the casino on Dec. 18"; "The soprano signed to sing the new opera"

Translations

contresignercontrofirmare