I. in-ˈden(t)-shər noun
Etymology: Middle English endenture, from Anglo-French, from endenter
Date: 14th century
1.
a.
(1) : a document or a section of a document that is indented
(2) : a formal or official document usually executed in two or more copies
(3) : a contract binding one person to work for another for a given period of time — often used in plural
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.
[ indent (III)]
: dent
II. transitive verb
( in·den·tured ; in·den·tur·ing -ˈden(t)-shriŋ, -ˈden(t)-shə-riŋ)
Date: 1676
: to bind (as an apprentice) by or as if by indentures