ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Indentured

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ɪnˈdɛn.t͡ʃəd/ · Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Indentured is an adjective meaning Subject to an indenture.

Meaning

Subject to an indenture.

More Meanings

  1. A person who is subject to an indenture.
  2. simple past and past participle of indenture

Example Sentences

indentured labour
indentured servant
As a result, many Black people remained unfairly enslaved and indentured in the so-called free territory. This was not legal slavery (also known as de jure slavery), but slavery in practice (de facto slavery).

Word Forms

Synonyms for indentured

Depending on context, synonyms include unfree, apprenticed, articled, bound.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include articled, bound, unfree, apprenticed, work, compact.

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