Cosign vs Countersign - What's the difference?
cosign | countersign |
a second signature added to a document to affirm the validity of the signature of the first person
The response to a sign or signal.
To sign on the opposite side of (an instrument or writing).
(by extension) to add a second signature to a document, affirming the validity of the signature of another person
As verbs the difference between cosign and countersign
is that cosign is to sign a document jointly with another person, sometimes as an endorsement while countersign is to sign on the opposite side of (an instrument or writing).As a noun countersign is
a second signature added to a document to affirm the validity of the signature of the first person.countersign
English
Noun
(en noun)- Only those who give the countersign may enter the Masonic Lodge.
Verb
(en verb)External links
*"countersign" at dict.org
