UNDERSIGNED

Etymology

Adjective

undersigned (comparative more undersigned, superlative most undersigned)

(of a document) having signatures at the end or bottom

(of a person) having signed at the end of a document

Noun

undersigned (plural undersigneds or undersigned)

the person or those people, mentioned in a document, whose names and signatures appear at the end

Usage notes

Sometimes used by authors to refer to themselves in contexts in which first-person pronouns are conventionally not or not usually used, e.g. court decisions.

Source: Wiktionary


UNDERSIGN

Un`der*sign", v. t.

Definition: To write one's name at the foot or end of, as a letter or any legal instrument. The undersigned, the person whose name is signed, or the persons whose names are signed, at the end of a document; the subscriber or subscribers.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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