From en.wiktionary.org:
** English
[wikipedia]
*** Alternative forms
- [en]
*** Etymology
From [en], from [en], from [fro].[1] The name of the contract derives from the
irregular dent-shaped cut ([en]) used to prove the authenticity of the two
parts, similar to a chirograph.
*** Pronunciation
- [en]
- [en]
*** Noun
[en-noun]
1. [en] A contract which binds a person to work for another, under specified conditions, for a specified time (often as an apprentice ).
2. * [chapter=II]
3. [en] A contract relating to lending (typically for issuing a bond ), a real estate transaction, or a bankruptcy that imposes additional conditions on one or both parties.
4. [en] A document , written as duplicate s separated by indentation s, specifying either of the above contracts.
5. * [page=159]
6. * [volume=I]
7. * [en]
8. An indentation ; a recess .
9. * [volume=I]
**** Translations
[contract]
- Danish: [da]
- Dutch: [nl]
- Finnish: [fi]
- Galician: [gl]
- German: [de] , [de] , [de] , [de] , [de]
- Norwegian: [no] , [no] , [no]
- Russian: [ru]
- Spanish: [es] , [es]
[trans-bottom]
*** Verb
[en-verb]
1. [en] To bind a person under such a contract.
2. To indent ; to make hollows, notch es [,] or wrinkle s in; to furrow .
**** Derived terms
{{col|en |indenturer |indenturee |indentureship |reindenture |nonindentured
|indenturedness |indentured servant |unindentured }}
**** Related terms
- [en]
**** Translations
[bind under such a contract] [trans-bottom]
**** See also
- [en]
- [en]
- [en]
- [en]
- [en]
*** References
References:
[1]. [R:Etymonline]
*** Anagrams
- [en]
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