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Watchword
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(n.) 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.
(2):
(n.) A sentiment or motto; esp., one used as a rallying cry or a signal for action.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Watchword'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​w/watchword.html. 1828.