Standard Lemma guide

indentured

adj · noun · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • ĭn-dĕn′chərd
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ɪnˈdɛn.t͡ʃəd/
  • Canada, General-American, Scotland: /ɪnˈdɛn.t͡ʃəɹd/
  • Australian: /ɪnˈden.t͡ʃəd/
  • New-Zealand: /ənˈden.t͡ʃəd/
  • New-Zealand: /ənˈden.t͡ʃɐd/
  • New-Zealand: /ənˈden.t͡ʃad/
  • India: /ɪnˈɖɛn.t͡ʃərɖ/
  • rhymes with -ɛntʃə(ɹ)d
  • CMU ARPABET: IH2 N D EH1 N CH ER0 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Subject to an indenture.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • indentured servant
  • indentured labour

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A person who is subject to an indenture.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

simple past and past participle of indenture

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective satellite

Meaning 4

bound by contract

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: apprenticed, articled, bound

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From indenture + -ed.

Across languages

Translations

2 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Spanish: no remunerado — Translations
  • Spanish: no abonado — Translations
Real reading context

indentured in complete knowledge articles