- indenture⇄indenture, noun, verb, -tured,-turing.
- indenture⇄noun 1. a written agreement, such as a contract or deed.
2. Also, indentures. a contract by which a person is bound to serve or work for someone else.
Ex. An apprentice has an indenture with the master from whom he is learning a trade.indenture⇄v.t. 1. to bind by a contract to serve someone else.
Ex. Many persons came to the colonies indentured for several years.
2. indent.