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[ in-den-cher ] / ɪnˈdɛn tʃər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR indenture ON THESAURUS.COM
nouna deed or agreement executed in two or more copies with edges correspondingly indented as a means of identification. any deed, written contract, or sealed agreement. a contract by which a person, as an apprentice, is bound to service. any official or formal list, certificate, etc., authenticated for use as a voucher or the like. the formal agreement between a group of bondholders and the debtor as to the terms of the debt. indentation. verb (used with object), in·den·tured, in·den·tur·ing.to bind by indenture, as an apprentice. Archaic. to make a depression in; wrinkle; furrow. Origin of indentureFirst recorded in 1275–1325; Middle English word from Medieval Latin word indentūra.See indent1, -ure OTHER WORDS FROM indenturein·den·ture·ship, nounun·in·den·tured, adjectiveWords nearby indentureindemonstrable, indene, indent, indentation, indention, indenture, indentured servant, independence, Independence Day, Independence Hall, independence of path Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for indentureThe indenture in which the books are catalogued mentions nine books received before: possibly these were the gift of 1435. Old English Libraries|Ernest Savage He told Gideon he was going to record the indenture when we got to Leesburg and it would always stand in evidence against me. Watch Yourself Go By|Al. G. Field The canceling of the terms of indenture, he regarded as a secret act, intended merely to outwit his opponent. Benjamin Franklin, A Picture of the Struggles of Our Infant Nation One Hundred Years Ago|John S. C. Abbott I prefer an indenture tripartite, however musty or tiresome, to a triple tyrant, however fair or entertaining. Tales And Novels, Volume 7 (of 10)|Maria Edgeworth
British Dictionary definitions for indenture
nounany deed, contract, or sealed agreement between two or more parties (formerly) a deed drawn up in duplicate, each part having correspondingly indented edges for identification and security (often plural) a contract between an apprentice and his master a formal or official list or certificate authenticated for use as a voucher, etc a less common word for indentation verb(intr) to enter into an agreement by indenture (tr) to bind (an apprentice, servant, etc) by indenture (tr) obsolete to indent or wrinkle Derived forms of indentureindentureship, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to indenturecompact, deed, contract, arrangement |