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Word: Indenture
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late Middle English endenture, via Anglo-Norman French from medieval Latin indentura, from indentatus, past participle of indentare (see indent)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ɪnˈdɛntʃə
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a legal agreement, contract, or document.
Short Definition:legal agreement or document
Word: Indenture
Speech Type: Verb
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ɪnˈdɛntʃə
Dialects: British English
Definition:
bind (someone) by an indenture as an apprentice or labourer
Short Definition:bind by indenture
Examples:- Dick was indentured to the Company in 1917
- indentured labourers
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