indenture
Pronunciation:
/ɪnˈdɛn.ʃɝ/noun
Definitions
A contract which binds a person to work for another, under specified conditions, for a specified time (often as an apprentice).
A document, written as duplicates separated by indentations, specifying such a contract.
An indentation.
verb
Definitions
To bind a person under such a contract.
To indent; to make hollows, notches, or wrinkles in; to furrow.
Example: Though age may creep on, and indenture the brow.