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in·den·tured ser·vant
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indentured servantnoun
A debt bondage worker who is under contract of an employer for a specified period of time, in exchange for transportation, food, drink, clothing, lodging and other necessities.
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indentured servant
Indentured servitude is a form of labor in which a person is contracted to work without salary for a specific number of years. The contract, called an "indenture", may be entered "voluntarily" for purported eventual compensation or debt repayment, or it may be imposed as a judicial punishment. Historically, it has been used to pay for apprenticeships, typically when an apprentice agreed to work for free for a master tradesman to learn a trade (similar to a modern internship but for a fixed length of time, usually seven years or less). Later it was also used as a way for a person to pay the cost of transportation to colonies in the Americas. Like any loan, an indenture could be sold; most employers had to depend on middlemen to recruit and transport the workers so indentures (indentured workers) were commonly bought and sold when they arrived at their destinations. Like prices of slaves, their price went up or down depending on supply and demand. When the indenture (loan) was paid off, the worker was free. Sometimes they might be given a plot of land. Indentured workers could usually marry, move about locally as long as the work got done, read whatever they wanted, and take classes.
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Indentured servant
Indentured servitude was a form of debt bondage, established in the early years of the American colonies and elsewhere.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of indentured servant in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of indentured servant in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
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