Webster's English Dictionary

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indenture

1. in.den.ture \in-'den-ch*r\ n [3indent] 1a1: a document or a section of a 
   document that is indented  1a2: a formal or official document usu. executed 
   in two or more copies  1a3: a contract binding one person to work for 
   another for a given period o f time - usu. used in pl. 1b: a formal 
   certificate (as an inventory or voucher) prepared for purposes  of control 
   2: INDENTATION  3: DENT 
2. indenture \-'dench-(*-)rin\ vt or in.den.tur.ing 1: to bind (as an 
   apprentice) by indentures  archaic  2: to make a dent in