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indenture

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9 lettersPronunciation /ɪnˈdɛn.ʃɝ/Part of speech verb, nounSorted deeinnrtuStarts with IEnds with E0 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. bind by or as if by indentures, as of an apprentice or servant

Word origin

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.

Used in a sentence

  • And so the schoolmistress reconciled the recommendation to her conscience, and the indentures were cancelled, and the apprentice was free.
  • Though age may creep on, and indenture the brow.

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