English-Thai Dictionary

indenture

N หนังสือสัญญา  ข้อตกลง  สัญญา  agreement contract emancipate ngan-sue-san-ya

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

INDENTURE

n.A writing containing a contract. Indentures are generally duplicates, laid together and indented, so that the two papers or parchments correspond to each other. But indenting is often neglected, while the writings or counterparts retain the name of indentures.

 

INDENTURE

v.t.To indent; to bind by indentures; as, to indenture an apprentice.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

INDENTURE

In *den "ture, n. Etym: [OE. endenture, OF. endenture, LL. indentura a deed in duplicate, with indented edges. See the Note below. See Indent. ]

 

1. The act of indenting, or state of being indented.

 

2. (Law )

 

Defn: A mutual agreement in writing between two or more parties, whereof each party has usually a counterpart or duplicate; sometimes in the pl. , a short form for indentures of apprenticeship, the contract by which a youth is bound apprentice to a master. The law is the best expositor of the gospel; they are like a pair of indentures: they answer in every part. C. Leslie.

 

Note: Indentures were originally duplicates, laid together and intended by a notched cut or line, or else written on the same piece of parchment and separated by a notched line so that the two papers or parchments corresponded to each other. But indenting has gradually become a mere form, and is often neglected, while the writings or counterparts retain the name of indentures.

 

INDENTURE

In *den "ture, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Indentured; p. pr. & vb. n.Indenturing.]

 

1. To indent; to make hollows, notches, or wrinkles in; to furrow. Though age may creep on, and indenture the brow. Woty.

 

2. To bind by indentures or written contract; as, to indenture an apprentice.

 

INDENTURE

INDENTURE In *den "ture, v. i.

 

Defn: To run or wind in and out; to be cut or notched; to indent. Heywood.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

indenture

in den ture |inˈdenCHər ɪnˈdɛntʃər | ▶noun a formal legal agreement, contract, or document, in particular: • historical a deed of contract of which copies were made for the contracting parties with the edges indented for identification. • a formal list, certificate, or inventory. • an agreement binding an apprentice to a master: the 30 apprentices have received their indentures on completion of their training. • historical a contract by which a person agreed to work for a set period for a landowner in a British colony in exchange for passage to the colony. • the fact of being bound to service by such an agreement: men in their first year after indenture to the Company of Watermen and Lightermen. ▶verb [ with obj. ] (usu. be indentured to ) chiefly historical bind (someone ) by an indenture as an apprentice or laborer: (as adj. indentured ) : landowners tried to get their estates cultivated by indentured laborers. DERIVATIVES in den ture ship |-ˌSHip |noun ORIGIN late Middle English endenture, via Anglo-Norman French from medieval Latin indentura, from indentatus, past participle of indentare (see indent 1 ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

indenture

indenture |ɪnˈdɛntʃə | ▶noun a legal agreement, contract, or document, in particular: • historical a deed or contract of which copies were made for the contracting parties with the edges indented for identification and to prevent forgery. • a formal list, certificate, or inventory. • an agreement binding an apprentice to a master. • [ mass noun ] the state of being bound to service by an indenture: the bracelet on his wrist represented his indenture to his master. • historical a contract by which a person agreed to work for a set period for a landowner in a British colony in exchange for passage to the colony. ▶verb [ with obj. ] (usu. be indentured to ) chiefly historical bind (someone ) by an indenture as an apprentice or labourer. DERIVATIVES indentureship noun ORIGIN late Middle English endenture, via Anglo-Norman French from medieval Latin indentura, from indentatus, past participle of indentare (see indent 1 ).

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

indenture

indenture noun the validity of the indenture was in question: contract, agreement, compact, deal, covenant, bond. ▶verb Taylor was indentured by the age of twelve: bind, contract, employ, apprentice; Law article.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

indenture

indenture noun the indenture allowed for moneys to be returned in certain circumstances: contract, agreement, covenant, compact, bond, pledge, promise, warrant, undertaking, commitment, settlement, arrangement, understanding; lease, guarantee, warranty; certificate, deed, document, instrument; rare engagement.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

indenture

in den ture /ɪndén (t )ʃə r /名詞 C (正副2通の )契約書 ; 〖～s 〗正式な証書 [名簿, 目録 ]; 債務契約証書 .