countersign

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It was to Mr. Badinter that Mr. Mitterrand turned in 1984 to countersign, in strict secrecy, the document in which the president recognized Mazarine Pingeot, his daughter from an adulterous relationship.

From New York Times • Feb. 9, 2024

A pub licensee was also found to countersign the application.

From BBC • Jan. 11, 2023

Someone else would be paid to countersign the application.

From BBC • Oct. 11, 2021

To defeat fakery, they fixed upon a countersign, wrote it down, sealed it in an envelope.

From Time Magazine Archive

‘Me Know You,’Johnny repeated this countersign and took his place behind Mr. Revere.

From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes