noun
subscription
A signed name or statement at the end of a document.
The subscription at the bottom of the document identifies its author.
Etymology
The parts mean writing underneath. A subscription is the name or statement written below the main text to complete or endorse it.
More examples
- The letter ends with a subscription in the writer's own hand.
- The clerk checks the subscriptions at the foot of the agreement.
- The subscription beneath the statement includes the witness's name.
Forms
subscription · subscriptions
Similar words
- signature
- Usually a person's handwritten name, without specifying its position.