articles

noun

1. (form-of, plural)plural of article
2. (slang)Breeches; coat and waistcoat.
3. the period during which a person works as an articled clerk; articling

   “After educational training at Hayes Grammar School and Hayes College, Mr. Nokes was articled to a Surveyor and Land Agent in 1885, and, at the expiration of his articles, became a partner in the firm.”

verb

1. (form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person)third-person singular simple present indicative of article