Labour drawn from a reserve became regulated through systems of migration where migrants were employed on contracts known as indentures. |
After Xavier bought out my indentures, I was presented with a number of careers. |
The company employing him went bankrupt, his indentures were cancelled and he was now totally without any future. |
I was an apprentice to a cordwainer, but my indentures were given up before I left England, sir. |
To secure its rights, it evidently provided legal aid to one firm that sought to enforce its indentures against enticers. |
Of course, sovereign debt is a step further removed from bond indentures in general. |