WATCHWORD

password, watchword, word, parole, countersign

(noun) a secret word or phrase known only to a restricted group; “he forgot the password”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

watchword (plural watchwords)

A word used as a motto, as expressive of a principle, belief, or rule of action; a rallying cry.

Synonyms: catchword, byword, maxim, mantra, motto

(archaic) A prearranged reply to the challenge of a sentry or a guard; a password or signal by which friends can be known from enemies.

Synonyms: passphrase, password, underword

Source: Wiktionary


Watch"word`, n.

1. A word given to sentinels, and to such as have occasion to visit the guards, used as a signal by which a friend is known from an enemy, or a person who has a right to pass the watch from one who has not; a countersign; a password.

2. A sentiment or motto; esp., one used as a rallying cry or a signal for action. Nor deal in watchwords overmuch. Tennyson.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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