Indenture refers to a legal and binding agreement, contract, or document between two or more parties. A written agreement between the issuer of a bond and bondholders that specifies maturity date, interest rate, convertibility, and any other options.Indentured servitude is a form of labor in which an individual is under contract to work without a salary for a certain timeframe to repay a loan. The meaning of INDENTURE is a document or a section of a document that is indented. How to use indenture in a sentence. An indenture is a formal, written legal contract that exhibits the terms and conditions between a bond issuer and the holders of its bonds. Although the term 'Indenture' may still hold some legal meaning I would see it more as a historical term for particular type of contract. Shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in the Indenture. An indenture, signed at the closing of the issuance of the notes, is a contract between the issuer of the notes, any guarantors of the debt and the trustee. "Bond Counsel" shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Indenture.