indenture (verb)

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• indenture — (n.) contract for services, late 14c., from Anglo Fr. endenture, O.Fr. endenteure indentation, from endenter (see INDENT (Cf. indent)). Such contracts (especially between master craftsmen and apprentices) were written in full identical versions… …   Etymology dictionary

• indenture — ► NOUN 1) a formal agreement, contract, or list, formerly one of which copies with indented edges were made for the contracting parties. 2) an agreement binding an apprentice to a master. 3) historical a contract by which a person agreed to work… …   English terms dictionary

• indenture — [ɪn dɛntʃə] noun a formal agreement, contract, or list, formerly one of which copies with indented edges were made for the contracting parties. ↘an agreement binding an apprentice to a master. ↘historical a contract by which a person agreed to… …   English new terms dictionary

• indenture — 1. noun the validity of the indenture was in question Syn: contract, agreement, compact, deal, covenant, bond 2. verb Taylor was indentured by the age of twelve Syn: bind, contract, employ, apprentice; Law article …   Thesaurus of popular words

• indenture — /ɪnˈdɛntʃə / (say in denchuh) noun 1. any deed, contract, or sealed agreement between two or more parties. 2. a contract by which a person, as an apprentice, is bound to service. 3. any official or formal list, certificate, etc., authenticated… …  

• indenture — I. noun Etymology: Middle English endenture, from Anglo French, from endenter Date: 14th century 1. a. (1) a document or a section of a document that is indented (2) a formal or official document usually executed in two or more copies (3) a… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• indenture — 1. noun a) A contract which binds a person to work for another, under specified conditions, for a specified time (often as an apprentice). b) A document, written as duplicates separated by indentations, specifying such a contract. 2. verb To bind …   Wiktionary

• indentureship — indenture ► NOUN 1) a formal agreement, contract, or list, formerly one of which copies with indented edges were made for the contracting parties. 2) an agreement binding an apprentice to a master. 3) historical a contract by which a person… …   English terms dictionary

• bind — verb (past and past participle bound) 1》 tie or fasten (something) tightly together.     ↘restrain (someone) by tying their hands and feet.     ↘wrap or encircle (something) tightly. 2》 hold in a united or cohesive group or mass.     ↘hold or… …   English new terms dictionary

• employ — verb 1) she employed a chauffeur Syn: hire, engage, recruit, take on, secure the services of, sign up, sign, put on the payroll, enroll, appoint; retain, contract; indenture, apprentice Ant …   Thesaurus of popular words

• Indentured servant — An indentured servant is a form of debt bondage worker. The laborer is under contract of an employer for some period of time, usually three to seven years, in exchange for their transportation, food, drink, clothing, lodging and other necessities …   Wikipedia