Indenture
（重定向自Bond Indenture）
![Half of an indenture document of 1723 showing the randomly cut edge at the top](/Images/godic/202501/01/Indenture_17233156.jpg")
![Charter of the Clerecía de Ledesma, 1252](/Images/godic/202501/01/Carta_de_la_Clerecía_de_Ledesma._12523156.jpg")
An indenture is a legal contract that reflects a debt or purchase obligation. It specifically refers to two types of practices: in historical usage, an indentured servant status, and in modern usage, an instrument used for commercial debt or real estate transaction.