Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

indentured

/ɪnˈdɛn.t͡ʃəɹd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.76 in modern English

Syllables: in-den-tured
IPA: /ɪnˈdɛn.t͡ʃəɹd/

12

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Subject to an indenture.

noun

A person who is subject to an indenture.

verb

simple past and past participle of indenture

Example Sentences

"indentured servant"
"indentured labour"
"indentured servitude"
"As a result, many Black people remained unfairly enslaved and indentured in the so-called free territory. This was not legal slavery (also known as de jure slavery), but slavery in practice (de facto slavery)."

Etymology

From indenture + -ed.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ɪnˈdɛn.t͡ʃəɹd/
British English: /ɪnˈdɛn.t͡ʃəd/

Inflected Forms

indentureds (plural)

Derived Forms

nonindentured unindentured

Phrases

indentured servant

Frequently Paired Words

obligated obliged bound indebted contracted

Synonyms

apprenticed articled bound

Rhymes With

ventured

Questions

How do you pronounce indentured?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɪnˈdɛn.t͡ʃəɹd/.
What does indentured mean?: Subject to an indenture.
Where does indentured come from?: From indenture + -ed.

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