Definition of Watchword

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Watchword

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.

A sentiment or motto; esp., one used as a rallying cry or a signal for action.

Related Definitions:

Action, An, And, As, By, Countersign, Cry, Enemy, For, Friend, From, Given, Guards, Have, Has, Is, Known, Motto, Not, Occasion, One, Or, Pass, Password, Person, Rallying, Right, Sentiment, Signal, Such, The, To, Used, Visit, Watch, Which, Who, Word

Watchword Translations

watchword in Dutch is leus, devies, lijfspreuk, leuze
watchword in French is consigne
watchword in German is Losung, Kennwort

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