a deed or agreement executed in two or more copies with edges correspondingly indented as a means of identification.

any deed, written contract, or sealed agreement.

a contract by which a person, as an apprentice, is bound to service.

any official or formal list, certificate, etc., authenticated for use as a voucher or the like.

the formal agreement between a group of bondholders and the debtor as to the terms of the debt.

indentation.

to bind by indenture, as an apprentice.

Archaic . to make a depression in; indent; wrinkle; furrow.

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compact , arrangement , contract , deed , agreement , document , indentation