articled

[ ahr-ti-kuhld ]

adjective

1. bound by the terms of apprenticeship:

   an articled clerk.

articled

/ ˈɑːtɪkəld /

adjective

1. bound by a written contract, such as one that governs a period of training

   an articled clerk

Other Words From

• un·arti·cled adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of articled¹

First recorded in 1570–80; article + -ed ²

Example Sentences

For one thing, an old articled clerk of mine went to Melbourne some years ago, and succeeded in getting a practice there.

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As to Dr. Lankester, all Woodbridge was scandalized when it was announced that he was articled to a medical man.

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No one was admitted to the presence of the senior partner who did not first pass the searching scrutiny of his articled clerk.

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All previously-articled apprentices were now taken away from their masters and adopted by the association.

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I was thus enlisted and articled into the service, and being infected with the type fever, the fits have periodically returned.

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Related Words

• constrained
• enslaved
• obligated
• restrained