PARAPH

paraph

(noun) a flourish added after or under your signature (originally to protect against forgery)

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

paraph (plural paraphs)

A flourish made after or below one's signature, originally to prevent forgery.

A mark used by medieval rubricators to indicate textual division.

Verb

paraph (third-person singular simple present paraphs, present participle paraphing, simple past and past participle paraphed)

(transitive) To add a paraph to; to sign, especially with one's initials.

Source: Wiktionary

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Par"aph, n. Etym: [F. paraphe, parafe, contr. fr. paragraphe.]

Definition: A flourish made with the pen at the end of a signature. In the Middle Ages, this formed a sort of rude safeguard against forgery. Brande & C.

Par"aph, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Paraphed; p. pr. & vb. n. Paraphing.] Etym: [Cf. F. parapher, parafer.]

Definition: To add a paraph to; to sign, esp. with the initials.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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