indenture
a 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.
to bind by indenture, as an apprentice.
Archaic. to make a depression in; wrinkle; furrow.
Origin of indenture
1Other words from indenture
- in·den·ture·ship, noun
Words Nearby indenture
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How to use indenture in a sentence
But the pressure of need compelled his father to indenture him at an early age to a dyer in Lectourne.
Napoleon's Marshals | R. P. Dunn-PattisonBut her small boot heel did not make an indenture, not a mark upon the little glittering circlet.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories | Kate ChopinAll the deeds above mentioned except an indenture, are signed only by the selling or granting party.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman | Albert Sidney BollesThe new form of indenture also required the master to allow each apprentice a reasonable holiday in every year.
English Poor Law Policy | Sidney WebbAs showing the position of an apprentice in the 15th century a Shrewsbury indenture is given as a note to this Chapter.
The Influence and Development of English Gilds | Francis Aiden Hibbert
British Dictionary definitions for indenture
/ (ɪnˈdɛntʃə) /
any 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
(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 indenture
- indentureship, noun
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