INDENTURE - Definition & Meaning for Kids

Simple definitions and word synonyms for kids.

Part of speech: Noun

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

Categories: Written agreement

• Indentures once used matched chirographs—copies cut with identical patterns—to prevent fraud in legal agreements.

Part of speech: Noun

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

Categories: Contract

Part of speech: Verb

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

Example: an indentured servant

Categories: Oblige, Bind, Hold, Obligate

The word "indenture" comes from Old French endenteure, which comes from French endenture.

Anglo-Norman French was a unique dialect that developed in England after the Norman invasion.