indentured

3 definitions found

indentured - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Indenture \In*den"ture\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Indentured; p.
     pr. & vb. n. Indenturing.]
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     1. To indent; to make hollows, notches, or wrinkles in; to
        furrow.
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              Though age may creep on, and indenture the brow.
                                                    --Woty.
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     2. To bind by indentures or written contract; as, to
        indenture an apprentice.
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  indentured \indentured\ adj.
     Bound by contract to work for another for a specified period
     of time.
  
     Syn: apprenticed, articled, bound.
          [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]

indentured - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  indentured
      adj 1: bound by contract [syn: apprenticed, articled,
             bound, indentured]