countersign   coun·ter·sign

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Webster's Unabridged Dictionary

adjective

1. A private signal, word, or phrase, which must be given in order to pass a sentry; a watchword.
   
   
2. The signature of a secretary or other officer to a writing signed by a principal or superior, to attest its authenticity.
   
   

transitive verb

1. To sign on the opposite side of (an instrument or writing); hence, to sign in addition to the signature of a principal or superior, in order to attest the authenticity of a writing.
   
   

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