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✍️ To sign below ✍️ Having signed ✍️ Signer of document
undersigned

undersigned

1 5.7
One or more people who write their name at the end of a document
  • noun
  • /ˌʌndərˈsaɪnd/
  • Formal
translation icon : firmante
  • And I quote we the undersigned student organizations, hold the Israeli regime entirely responsible for all unfolding violence.

Examples

  • The letter was authored by the undersigned, who wishes to remain anonymous.

  • The undersigned certainly hopes there is better news for the next missive.

    At Play in the Fields of the Lord (1991)

  • The contract was signed by the undersigned, confirming their agreement to the terms.

  • After reviewing the document, the undersigned added their signature at the end.

Synonyms

signatory
vsundersigned
  • Formal
16 6.1

A person, country, or group that added their name to a paper and must follow its rules

is a person named at the document end, not an organization
signer
vsundersigned
  • Formal
8 2.7

A person who writes their name on a document to show they agree

is named at the end rather than being legally bound
signee
vsundersigned
1 4.4

A person who puts their name on a document to show they agree

is the person whose name is written at the document's end

Surface Forms

undersigned singular
undersigneds plural

Morphology

undersigned = undersign (transparent) = under + sign + ed

Formed by adding -ed to 'undersign' (under + sign); nominal uses of past participles are regular and the role 'person who has signed' is directly inferable.

Etymology

Undersigned comes from under ('below') and sign ('mark' or 'signature'). A helpful way to remember the noun is to imagine the people whose signature is 'below' the text — the persons who have signed the document.