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indentured
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indentured
(adjective)
indentured
/ɪn
ˈ
dɛntʃɚd/
adjective
indentured
/ɪn
ˈ
dɛntʃɚd/
adjective
Britannica Dictionary definition of INDENTURED
:
required by a contract to work for a certain period of time
immigrants who came to the U.S. as
indentured
servants 200 years ago
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