Watchword
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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. -
–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.
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