autograph Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun something written by one's own hand
  2. noun a person's own signature
    John Hancock.
  3. verb mark with one's signature
    inscribe.
    • The author autographed his book

WordNet

Au"to*graph noun
Etymology
F. autographe, fr. Gr. autographic; self + to write.
Definitions
  1. That which is written with one's own hand; an original manuscript; a person's own signature or handwriting.
Au"to*graph adjective
Definitions
  1. In one's own handwriting; as, an autograph letter; an autograph will.

Webster 1913