Paraph

Definition:

• (n.) A flourish made with the pen at the end of a signature. In the Middle Ages, this formed a sort of rude safeguard against forgery.
• (v. t.) To add a paraph to; to sign, esp. with the initials.

Compare paraph with other words:

initial vs. paraph

paraph vs. sign

forgery vs. paraph

paraph vs. signature

flourish vs. paraph