• 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.


    Watchword meaning & definition 1 of Watchword.


  • –noun

    a word or short phrase to be communicated, on challenge, to a [sentinel] or guard; [password] or countersign.
    a word or phrase expressive of a principle or rule of action; slogan: Conservation has been our watchword.
    a [rallying] cry of a party, club, team, etc.

    Watchword meaning & definition 2 of Watchword.


  • A word or phrase expressing a person

    Watchword meaning & definition 3 of Watchword.

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