/ ɪnˈdentʃə(r); NAmE / noun
a type of contract in the past that forced a servant or apprentice to work for their employer for a particular period of time
► in·den·tured adjective
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English endenture , via Anglo-Norman French from medieval Latin indentura , from indentatus , past participle of indentare , from en- , in- into + Latin dens , dent- tooth.