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Synonyms

articled

American  
[ahr-ti-kuhld] / ˈɑr tɪ kəld /

adjective

  1. bound by the terms of apprenticeship.

    an articled clerk.


articled British  
/ ˈɑːtɪkəld /

adjective

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

    an articled clerk

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Word Forms

  • unarticled adjective

Etymology

Origin of articled

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

Example Sentences

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An earlier version of this articled misidentified the president whom Michael Jordan skipped out on meeting.

From New York Times • Jun. 4, 2018

After leaving school in 1944 to become articled to a firm of accountants, he continued with semi-professional "vent shows" several nights a week.

From The Guardian • Feb. 20, 2013

Briefly Frank was articled to a Cheltenham estate agent, before joining the Stroud News as a local reporter in 1956.

From The Guardian • Jan. 25, 2013

When he was 16, Thomas Hardy was articled to a Dorchester architect.

From Time Magazine Archive

The fact that Lazar Sidelsky, one of the firm’s partners, would take on a young African as an articled clerk — something almost unheard of in those days — was evidence of that liberalism.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela