n. 1. 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. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. A sentiment or motto; esp., one used as a rallying cry or a signal for action. [ 1913 Webster ]
Nor deal in watchwords overmuch. Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]
(n) a slogan used to rally support for a cause, Syn.battle cry, cry, watchword, rallying cry, Example: a cry to arms; our watchword will be `democracy'
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