noun
Meaning 1
A signature made to confirm or endorse another.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
countersignature
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noun
Meaning 2
a second confirming signature endorsing a document already signed
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: countersign
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: signature
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Italic *-teros Proto-Italic *komterosder. Proto-Italic *komterād Latin contrāder. Old French contre- Anglo-Norman countre-bor. Middle English counter- English counter- English signature English countersignature From counter- + signature.
Across languages
Translations
5 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- French: contresignature — a signature made to confirm or endorse another
- Georgian: ხელმოწერით დადასტურებული ხელმოწერა (xelmoc̣erit dadasṭurebuli xelmoc̣era) — a signature made to confirm or endorse another
- Greek: προσυπογραφή (prosypografí) — a signature made to confirm or endorse another
- Italian: controfirma — a signature made to confirm or endorse another
- Polish: kontrasygnata — a signature made to confirm or endorse another