indenture
31indenture — 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 …
32Indenture — Orig. a legal document exchanged between two or more people with its edges indented, so as to be easily identifiable. Later, the agreement by which an apprentice agreed to work under a master for a set period of time, usually seven years. Cf.… …
33Indenture — Абзац, (абзацный) отступ; Документ, выполненный в двух экземплярах …
34indenture — (in dan tu r ) s. f. Terme de géographie. Enfoncement, coupure. On avait franchi la rade de Simoda, une des larges indentures qui découpent la côte méridionale de l île de Nippon [Japon]. ÉTYMOLOGIE In.... 2, et denter …
35indenture — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. agreement, compact, arrangement; see contract …
36indenture — in|den|ture [ınˈdentʃə US ər] n plural indentures [U and C] a formal contract, especially in the past, between an ↑apprentice and his ↑master (=employer) , or the act of arranging this >indentured adj ▪ indentured servants …
37indenture — in|den|ture [ ın dentʃər ] noun count LEGAL a contract, especially one in the past, to work for an employer for a fixed period of time …
38indenture — in·den·ture || ɪn dentʃə(r) n. contract which binds a person to serve another for a specified period of time; written agreement made in duplicate; deed, contract, agreement; indentation v. bind a person in service to another for a specified… …
39indenture — also indentures plural noun (C) a formal contract, especially in former times, between an apprentice 1 and his master …
40Indenture — A formal contract by which a high ranking feudal lord, a prince or king, defined and retained the terms under which his liegemen would serve in a given campaign. Prior to the 14th century these agreements were basically verbal, but by the time of …
