单词 | indenture |
释义 | indenture —indentureship, n. /in den"cheuhr/, n. , v. , indentured, indenturing. n. 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. v.t. 7. to bind by indenture, as an apprentice. 8. Archaic. to make a depression in; indent; wrinkle; furrow. [1275-1325; ME < ML indentura. See INDENT1, -URE] |
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