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indenture

in·den·ture

US/ɪnˈdɛn.ʃɝ/ uncommon
noun (4) verb (1)

noun

1.

a concave cut into a surface or edge (as in a coastline)

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2.

formal agreement between the issuer of bonds and the bondholders as to terms of the debt

3.

a contract binding one party into the service of another for a specified term

4.

the space left between the margin and the start of an indented line

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verb

1.

bind by or as if by indentures, as of an apprentice or servant

  • “an indentured servant”
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Origin

From Anglo-Norman endenture, from Old French endenteure, from endenter (“to dent”). The name of the contract derives from the irregular dent-shaped cut (indentation) used to prove the authenticity of the two parts, similar to a chirograph.

Phrases

  • bonded labour
  • indentured servant

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