indentures

noun

the space left between the margin and the start of an indented line

a contract binding one party into the service of another for a specified term

formal agreement between the issuer of bonds and the bondholders as to terms of the debt

a concave cut into a surface or edge (as in a coastline)

verb

bind by or as if by indentures, as of an apprentice or servant

Roots

densdent- · Latin · tooth

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