john hancock

Definition of John Hancock in English :

1. hancock, john hancock

American revolutionary patriot who was president of the Continental Congress; was the first signer of the Declaration of Independence (1737-1793)

2. autograph, john hancock

a person's own signature

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

John Hancock

noun

US and Canadian informal

a person's signature

put your John Hancock on this form

. Also called: John Henry

Informal

a person's signature

so called because John Hancock's signature on the Declaration of Independence is large and bold

n.
Informal

A person's signature.