indentureship

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

indenture +‎ -ship

Noun[edit]

indentureship (plural indentureships)

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