"countersign" meaning in All languages combined

See countersign on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: countersigns [plural]
Etymology: From Middle French contresigne. Equivalent to counter- + sign. Etymology templates: {{der|en|frm|contresigne}} Middle French contresigne, {{prefix|en|counter|sign}} counter- + sign Head templates: {{en-noun}} countersign (plural countersigns)
  1. (law) A second signature added to a document to affirm the validity of the signature of the first person. Categories (topical): Law
    Sense id: en-countersign-en-noun-sqbx9h7Q Categories (other): Terms with Hungarian translations Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 39 2 35 25 Topics: law
  2. The response to a sign or signal.
    Sense id: en-countersign-en-noun-eY30Y1FZ

Verb [English]

Forms: countersigns [present, singular, third-person], countersigning [participle, present], countersigned [participle, past], countersigned [past]
Etymology: From Middle French contresigne. Equivalent to counter- + sign. Etymology templates: {{der|en|frm|contresigne}} Middle French contresigne, {{prefix|en|counter|sign}} counter- + sign Head templates: {{en-verb}} countersign (third-person singular simple present countersigns, present participle countersigning, simple past and past participle countersigned)
  1. (transitive) To sign on the opposite side of (a document). Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-countersign-en-verb-hzI1OwXL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with counter-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Manx translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 2 58 11 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with counter-: 25 5 53 17 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 17 2 74 7 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 33 2 56 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 27 2 66 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 33 3 48 15 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 25 3 59 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 39 2 35 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 24 3 64 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 24 3 64 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 29 3 53 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Manx translations: 33 3 50 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 31 3 49 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 33 3 50 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 24 3 64 9
  2. (transitive, by extension) To add a second signature to a document, affirming the validity of the signature of another person. Tags: broadly, transitive Translations (add a second signature): приподписвам (pripodpisvam) (Bulgarian), 連署 (Chinese Mandarin), 连署 (liánshǔ) (Chinese Mandarin), contresigner (French), ellenjegyez (Hungarian), controfirmare (Italian), contrascibo (Latin), contrascribo (Latin), co-screeu (Manx), kontrasygnować (Polish), contrasemna (Romanian), контрассигнова́ть (kontrassignovátʹ) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-countersign-en-verb-2Dp3ujrT Categories (other): Terms with Hungarian translations Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 39 2 35 25 Disambiguation of 'add a second signature': 12 88
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: countersigner

Inflected forms

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