countersign
noun
a sign used in reply to another sign.
had countersigned
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past perfectof countersign.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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But at length the Chancellor had finished his piece of prestidigitation, and, without waiting for an order, had countersigned the passport.
From Prince Otto, a Romance by Robert Louis Stevenson
But at length the Chancellor had finished his piece of prestidigitation, and, without waiting for an order, had countersigned the passport.
From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 7 (of 25) by Robert Louis Stevenson
Thus so recently as 1900 the law applying to Consular Fees had been refused sanction by the Crown Prince-Regent against the decision of the Ministry, and the Prime Minister had countersigned the decision.
From The Swedish-Norwegian Union Crisis A History with Documents by Karl Nordlund
Hume stated in the House that the colonial secretary had countersigned what was a lie, in a royal patent appointing a certain Indian judge.
From The Life of William Ewart Gladstone, Vol. 1 (of 3) 1809-1859 by John Morley
