article

noun

• 1a particular item or object:small household articles articles of clothing

• 2a piece of writing included with others in a newspaper, magazine, or other publication:an article about middle-aged executives

• 3a separate clause or paragraph of a legal document or agreement, typically one outlining a single rule or regulation: it is an offence under Article 7 of the Treaty

• 4 (articles) British a period of training with a firm as a solicitor, architect, surveyor, or accountant:he is already in articles it may be worth taking articles in a specialized firm
• the terms on which crew members take service on a ship.

• 5 Grammar the definite or indefinite article. See also determiner (sense 2).

verb

• bind (a trainee solicitor, architect, surveyor, or accountant) to undergo a period of training with a firm in order to become qualified:he was articled to a firm of solicitors in York