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COUNTERSIGN

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Originally appearing in Volume V07, Page 316 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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COUNTERSIGN  , a military

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term for a sign, word or
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signal previously arranged and required to be given by persons approaching a sentry, guard or other
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post . In some armies the "
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counter-sign " is strictly the reply of the sentry to the pass-word given by the
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person approaching .

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