subscribe

Definition

To write (one’s name) at the bottom of a document; to sign (one's name).

Etymology

From Middle English subscriben, subskryben, from Latin subscrībere. Compare its native English equivalent underwrite.

Example Sentences

• "[They] subscribed their names under them."
• "[…] although the will is holographic, and a holographic instrument cannot be admitted to probate where testator told the subscribing witnesses that it was not his will, […]"
• "Commission to take testimony: testimony of subscribing witnesses may be taken by commission […]"