indentured servant

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Recent Examples of indentured servant At the time, the tobacco economy relied on white and black indentured servants with finite contracts and some rights under the law. Erin Blakemore, National Geographic, 8 Nov. 2019 See All Example Sentences for indentured servant
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servant
Noun
  • Hemings was brought to Paris from 1787 to 1789 to work as a servant and maid for Jefferson's household.
    Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 30 June 2026
  • Suddenly, the servant saw that the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire all around them – representing spiritual forces of divine protection.
    Liesl Ehmke, Christian Science Monitor, 29 June 2026

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“Indentured servant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indentured%20servant. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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