indentured

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

indentured
    adj 1: bound by contract [syn: {apprenticed}, {articled},
           {bound}, {indentured}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Indenture \In*den"ture\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Indentured}; p.
   pr. & vb. n. {Indenturing}.]
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   1. To indent; to make hollows, notches, or wrinkles in; to
      furrow.
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            Though age may creep on, and indenture the brow.
                                                  --Woty.
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   2. To bind by indentures or written contract; as, to
      indenture an apprentice.
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

indentured \indentured\ adj.
   Bound by contract to work for another for a specified period
   of time.

   Syn: apprenticed, articled, bound.
        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]