Watchword
English Meaning
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 prearranged reply to a challenge, as from a guard or sentry; a password.
- A rallying cry: Let our watchword be freedom.