1. a contract binding one person to work for another for a specified period of time
Usage: historical
2. a notch or recess cut into an edge or surface

1. to bind by contract to work for another person
Usage: historical
2. to make notches or recesses in an edge

Examples

• Many immigrants came to America as indentured servants in the colonial period.
• The young man signed an indenture to work as an apprentice for seven years.
• The carpenter made an indenture in the wood to mark where it should be cut.
• The coastline was indentured with numerous small bays and inlets.
• His parents indentured him to a blacksmith to learn the trade.
• The document’s edge was indentured to prevent forgery.