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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.
EXPANDthe formal agreement between a group of bondholders and the debtor as to the terms of the debt.
verb (used with object)
7.
to bind by indenture, as an apprentice.
8.
Archaic. to make a depression in; indent; wrinkle; furrow.
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| indenture (ɪnˈdɛntʃə) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | any deed, contract, or sealed agreement between two or more parties |
| 2. | (formerly) a deed drawn up in duplicate, each part having correspondingly indented edges for identification and security |
| 3. | (often plural) a contract between an apprentice and his master |
| 4. | a formal or official list or certificate authenticated for use as a voucher, etc |
| 5. | a less common word for indentation |
| —vb | |
| 6. | (intr) to enter into an agreement by indenture |
| 7. | (tr) to bind (an apprentice, servant, etc) by indenture |
| 8. | obsolete (tr) to indent or wrinkle |
| in'dentureship | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
indenture
"contract for services," c.1300, from Anglo-Fr. endenture, from O.Fr. endenteure "indentation," from endenter (see indent). Such contracts (especially between master craftsmen and apprentices) were written in full identical versions on a sheet of parchment, which was then
EXPANDcut apart in a zigzag, or "notched" line. Each party took one, and the genuineness of a document of indenture could be proved by juxtaposition with its counterpart.
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