1a particular item or object:small household articlesarticles 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 articlesit may be worth taking articles in a specialized firm
the terms on which crew members take service on a ship.
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
an article of faith
a firmly held belief:it was an article of faith with this circle that women must free themselves
