indentureship

English

Etymology

indenture +‎ -ship

Noun

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.’