indenture

CEFRC2

/ɪnˈdɛn.ʃɝ/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A legal agreement, especially one requiring service for a period.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A contract relating to lending (typically for issuing a bond), a real estate transaction, or a bankruptcy that imposes additional conditions on one or both parties.

Examples

  • The historic indenture document was signed in ink.

  • The indenture agreement was complex and lengthy.

At a glance

Sits at C2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A document, written as duplicates separated by indentations, specifying either of the above contracts.

  2. A contract which binds a person to work for another, under specified conditions, for a specified time (often as an apprentice).

  3. An indentation; a recess.

More examples

In context

  • Historical indenture documents are rare.

  • Though age may creep on, and indenture the brow.

  • And so the schoolmistress reconciled the recommendation to her conscience, and the indentures were cancelled, and the apprentice was free.

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

The young apprentice signed an blank that required him to work for seven years.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

From Anglo-Norman endenture, from Old French endenteure, from endenter (“to dent”). The name of the contract derives from the irregular dent-shaped cut (indentation) used to prove the authenticity of the two parts, similar to a chirograph.