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10 Language-to-English Dictionariessous contrat
Pronunciation / Transliteration: su kɔ̃tʁa
"Il est arrivé comme serviteur sous contrat."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Bound by a contract to work for another person for a specified period, especially in exchange for payment of travel costs or training.
"Many 18th-century immigrants arrived in America as indentured servants to pay off their passage."
- 1
Bound someone by an indenture or contract to serve an employer.
"The master craftsman indentured the young apprentice for a term of seven years."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Originating from the late Middle English term 'indenture', derived from the Old French 'indenture', based on the Latin 'dentatus' (toothed). Historically, it referred to legal documents written in duplicate on a single sheet and separated by a jagged ('indented') edge so the matching parts could be verified, evolving to describe servants bound by such formal contracts.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Indentured" is said worldwide
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sous contrat
Transliteration: su kɔ̃tʁa
"Il est arrivé comme serviteur sous contrat."
vertraglich verpflichtet
Transliteration: fɛɐ̯ˈtʁaːklɪç fɐˈpflɪçtət
"Er arbeitete als vertraglich verpflichteter Knecht."
vincolato da contratto
Transliteration: vinkolato da kontratto
"Lavorava come servo vincolato da contratto."
sujeto a servidumbre por contrato
Transliteration: suˈxeto a serβiˈdumβre por konˈtrato
"Llegó al nuevo mundo como trabajador sujeto a contrato."
contratado
Transliteration: kõtɾaˈtadu
"Muitos imigrantes vieram como servos contratados."
अनुबंधित
Transliteration: anubandhit
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"वह एक अनुबंधित मजदूर के रूप में आया था।"
契约的
Transliteration: qìyuē de
"许多早期移民是契约劳工。"
계약 매인
Transliteration: gyeyak maein
"그는 계약에 매인 하인으로 일했다."
年季奉公の
Transliteration: nenki hōkō no
"彼は年季奉公人として働いた。"
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