indenture
noun
[ ɪnˈdɛntʃə ]
• a legal agreement, contract, or document.
Similar:
contract,
agreement,
covenant,
compact,
bond,
pledge,
promise,
warrant,
undertaking,
commitment,
settlement,
arrangement,
understanding,
lease,
guarantee,
warranty,
certificate,
deed,
document,
instrument,
engagement,
indenture
verb
• bind (someone) by an indenture as an apprentice or labourer.
• "Dick was indentured to the Company in 1917"
Origin:
late Middle English endenture, via Anglo-Norman French from medieval Latin indentura, from indentatus, past participle of indentare (see indent1).
