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单词 indentured
释义

indentured

adjective

in·​den·​tured in-ˈden-chərd How to pronounce indentured (audio)
: required by contract to work for another for a certain period of time
Composed mainly of indentured laborers, the first migrant community was established on Mauritius by Indian emigrants in 1834, the year in which slavery was abolished in the British empire. Richard Ulack
see also indentured servant

Word History

First Known Use

1665, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

indentured

adjective

in·​den·​tured
in-ˈden-chərd
: required by contract to work for a certain period of time

indentured

adjective

as in enslaved
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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  • kidnapped
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  • free
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  • unrestrained
  • unconfined
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