English-German translations for countersign

• gegenzeichnen
  Er muss die Post gegenzeichnen. He has to countersign the letter.
  Die Kommissionsmitglieder können die Erklärungen der Generaldirektoren nicht gegenzeichnen. The Commissioners cannot countersign the declarations of the Directors-General.

Definition of countersign

• A second signature added to a document to affirm the validity of the signature of the first person
• To sign on the opposite side of (a document

Examples

• Only those who give the countersign may enter the Masonic Lodge

Related words

• countersink
• countersignature
• countersinking