'Countersigned' definitions:
Definition of 'Countersigned'
From: GCIDE
- Countersign \Coun`ter*sign"\ (-s?n`; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Countersigned (-s?nd`); p. pr. & vb. n. Countersigning.] [Counter- + sign: cf. F. contresigner.] 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. [1913 Webster]