[in.den.ture] n [ME endenture, fr. MF, fr. endenter] (14c) 1 a (1): a document or a section of a document that is indented (2): a formal or official document usu. executed in two or more copies (3): a contract binding one person to work for another for a given period of time--usu. used in pl. b: a formal certificate (as an inventory or voucher) prepared for purposes of control c: a document stating the terms under which a security (as a bond) is issued
2: indentation 1 3 [[3]indent]: dent
[2]indenture vt in.den.tured ; in.den.tur.ing (1676): to bind (as an apprentice) by or as if by indentures