COUNTERSIGNATURE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does countersignature mean? 

• COUNTERSIGNATURE (noun)
  The noun COUNTERSIGNATURE has 1 sense:

1. a second confirming signature endorsing a document already signed

  Familiarity information: COUNTERSIGNATURE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• COUNTERSIGNATURE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A second confirming signature endorsing a document already signed

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

countersign; countersignature

Hypernyms ("countersignature" is a kind of...):

signature (your name written in your own handwriting)

Derivation:

countersign (add one's signature to after another's to attest authenticity)