indentured
1indentured — in‧den‧tured [ɪnˈdentʆəd ǁ ərd] adjective [only before a noun] 1. FINANCE indentured lenders are ones covered by an indenture agreement when bonds are Issued (= made available and sold) 2. LAW an indentured worker is one who must work for an… …
2indentured — adj. Bound by contract to work for another for a specified period of time. Syn: apprenticed, articled, bound. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC] …
3indentured — adjective apprenticed, articled, bound by agreement, bound by contract, contracted, engaged, enslaved, obligated, obliged, promised, tied down, under obligation associated concepts: indentured apprentice Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C.… …
4indentured — (adj.) bound by indenture, 1757, pp. adjective from INDENTURE (Cf. indenture) (v.) …
5indentured — articled, *bound, bond …
6indentured — [[t]ɪnde̱ntʃə(r)d[/t]] ADJ: usu ADJ n In the past, an indentured worker was one who was forced to work for someone for a period of time, because of an agreement made by people in authority. Daniel arrived in Maryland as an indentured servant …
7Indentured — Indenture In*den ture, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Indentured}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Indenturing}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To indent; to make hollows, notches, or wrinkles in; to furrow. [1913 Webster] Though age may creep on, and indenture the brow. Woty. [1913 …
8indentured — adj. Indentured is used with these nouns: ↑labourer, ↑servant …
9indentured labourer — ➔ labourer …
10Indentured servant — An indentured servant is a form of debt bondage worker. The laborer is under contract of an employer for some period of time, usually three to seven years, in exchange for their transportation, food, drink, clothing, lodging and other necessities …
