adjective
Definition: Describing someone who is bound by a legal agreement to work for a specific period of time, often in exchange for passage to a new country or for training in a trade.
Example: Many immigrants in the 18th century came to America as indentured servants, working for several years to pay off their debts.
verb
Definition: To bind someone by a contract to work for a specific period of time, often in exchange for passage to a new country or for training in a trade.
Example: He was indentured to a master craftsman for five years to learn the trade.