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indentured - 2 dictionary results

in⋅den⋅ture

  [in-den-cher] noun, verb, -tured, -tur⋅ing.
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–noun
1. a deed or agreement executed in two or more copies with edges correspondingly indented as a means of identification.
2. any deed, written contract, or sealed agreement.
3. a contract by which a person, as an apprentice, is bound to service.
4. any official or formal list, certificate, etc., authenticated for use as a voucher or the like.
5. the formal agreement between a group of bondholders and the debtor as to the terms of the debt.
6. indentation.
–verb (used with object)
7. to bind by indenture, as an apprentice.
8. Archaic. to make a depression in; indent; wrinkle; furrow.
Origin:
1275–1325; ME < ML indentūra. See indent 1 , -ure

Related forms:
in⋅den⋅ture⋅ship, noun
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in·den·ture   (ĭn-děn'chər)   
n.  
  1. A contract binding one party into the service of another for a specified term. Often used in the plural.
    1. A document in duplicate having indented edges.
    2. A deed or legal contract executed between two or more parties.
    3. An official or authenticated inventory, list, or voucher.
  3. Indentation.
tr.v.   in·den·tured, in·den·tur·ing, in·den·tures
  1. To bind into the service of another by indenture.
  2. Archaic To form a small depression in (a surface).

[Middle English endenture, a written agreement, from Anglo-Norman, from endenter, to indent (from the matching notches on multiple copies of the documents); see indent1.]
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