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indentured servant

in·den·ture serv·ant
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [in-den-cher sur-vuh nt]
    • /ɪnˈdɛn tʃər ˈsɜr vənt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [in-den-cher sur-vuh nt]
    • /ɪnˈdɛn tʃər ˈsɜr vənt/

Definition of indentured servant words

  • noun indentured servant a person who came to America and was placed under contract to work for another over a period of time, usually seven years, especially during the 17th to 19th centuries. Generally, indentured servants included redemptioners, victims of religious or political persecution, persons kidnapped for the purpose, convicts, and paupers. 1
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Origin of indentured servant

First appearance:

before 1665
One of the 47% oldest English words
First recorded in 1665-75

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Parts of speech for Indentured servant

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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indentured servant popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 2% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for indentured servant

noun indentured servant

  • chattel — Chattels are things that belong to you.
  • serf — a person in a condition of servitude, required to render services to a lord, commonly attached to the lord's land and transferred with it from one owner to another.
  • servant — a person employed by another, especially to perform domestic duties.
  • slave — a person who is the property of and wholly subject to another; a bond servant.
  • bondslave — a person held in bondage.
All 6 Synonyms of indentured servant

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