indentureship

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noun

The condition of being indentured.

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Meanings

nounindentureship (plural indentureships)

plural indentureships

  1. The condition of being indentured.
  2. The period during which a person is indentured.

    ‘Yes, coolies must be brought here. George Sadler has ordered one hundred to be sent from India on a seven-year indentureship.’

    2010, Andrea Levy, The Long Song, Tinder Press (2017), page 342

Origin

From indenture + -ship.

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APA

indentureship. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/indentureship

MLA

“indentureship.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/indentureship. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “indentureship,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/indentureship.

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