<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>a deed or agreement executed in two or more copies with edges correspondingly indented as a means of identification.</li><li>any deed, written contract, or sealed agreement.</li><li>a contract by which a person, as an apprentice, is bound to service.</li><li>any official or formal list, certificate, etc., authenticated for use as a voucher or the like.</li><li>the formal agreement between a group of bondholders and the debtor as to the terms of the debt.</li><li>indentation.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>(used with object) to bind by indenture, as an apprentice.</li><li>(archaic) to make a depression in; wrinkle; furrow.</li></ul>