redemptionist

(noun)

A system, emerging in the 18th century, that allowed indebted migrants to avoid indenture by repaying the costs of their passage within a certain period of time after arrival in the colony. However, if the migrant proved unable to reimburse the merchant for the passage, the former was sold as an indentured servant for the specified amount of the voyage.

Related Terms

  • indentured servant

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    • It has been estimated that the redemptionists comprised almost 80% of the total British and continental emigration to America prior to the Revolution.
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