indentured servant

collocation in English

meaningsofindentureandservant

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indenture
verb[T]
uk
/ɪnˈden.tʃər/us
/ɪnˈden.tʃɚ/
(in the past) to officially agree that someone, often a young person, will work for someone else, especially in order to learn ...
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servant
noun
uk
/ˈsɜː.vənt/us
/ˈsɝː.vənt/
a person who is employed in another person's house, doing jobs such as cooking and cleaning, especially in ...
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(Definition ofindentureandservantfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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He initially served as anindenturedservantof an uncle.
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One is the son of a very wealthy man while the other is anindenturedservant.
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She originally came to the colonies as anindenturedservant, but had run away, perhaps with the help of friends or relatives.
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Anindenturedservantwas not the same as an apprentice or a child who was placed out.
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Eventually, he ends up as anindenturedservantto a ship's chandler.
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He spent much of his childhood as an apprentice (indenturedservant) to a cabinetmaker.
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Upon the death of his father, his mother being too poor to support him, he thus became anindenturedservant.
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Althoughindenturedservantcontracts could stipulate the provision of instruction, this condition was not necessary.
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Headrights were granted to anyone who would pay for the transportation costs of a laborer orindenturedservant.
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Depending on the context, theindenturedservantusually refers to servant-migrants whose contracts were arranged before the voyage to the colonies.
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Anindenturedservantwould sign a contract agreeing to serve for a specific number of years, typically five or seven.
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Held as anindenturedservantin 1621, he earned his freedom after several years, which was accompanied by a grant of land.
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Anindenturedservant, he was bound for life in 1640 after trying to escape.
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In comparison, firing anindenturedservantwould mean a loss on the original capital investment spent purchasing the servants contract.
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The claimaints to headrights could receive grants for men, women and children since anyone could become anindenturedservant.
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