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indentureship

indentureship noun: the condition of being indentured.

Noun

indentureship (plural indentureships)

  1. The condition of being indentured.
  2. The period during which a person is indentured.
    • ‘Yes, coolies must be brought here. George Sadler has ordered one hundred to be sent from India on a seven-year indentureship.’2010, Andrea Levy, The Long Song, Tinder Press (2017), page 342

Forms of indentureship

pluralindentureships

Origin of indentureship

From indenture + -ship.

Questions about indentureship

What does indentureship mean?
Indentureship means the condition of being indentured.
What part of speech is indentureship?
Indentureship is a noun.
What is the plural of indentureship?
The plural of indentureship is indentureships.

Words near indentureship in the dictionary

  1. indenturee
  2. indenturees
  3. indenturer
  4. indenturers
  5. indentures
  6. indentureship
  7. indentureships
  8. indenturing
  9. indentwise
  10. indenumerable
  11. indenyl

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