indenture

Etymology
From, from , from. The name of the contract derives from the irregular dent-shaped cut used to prove the authenticity of the two parts, similar to a chirograph.

Noun

 * 1)  A contract which binds a person to work for another, under specified conditions, for a specified time (often as an apprentice).
 * 2)  A document, written as duplicates separated by indentations, specifying such a contract.
 * 3) An indentation; a recess.
 * 1) An indentation; a recess.
 * 1) An indentation; a recess.
 * 1) An indentation; a recess.
 * 1) An indentation; a recess.

Translations

 * Danish:
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish: oppisopimus
 * Galician:
 * German:, Ausbildungsvertrag, , Lehrbrief,
 * Norwegian: lærekontrakt, lærlingekontrakt, arbeidskontrakt
 * Russian:
 * Spanish:

Verb

 * 1)  To bind a person under such a contract.
 * 2) To indent; to make hollows, notches, or wrinkles in; to furrow.