ARTICLE
article,n.1. Generally, a particular item or thing <article of clothing>.
proprietary article.(often pl.) A product manufactured under an exclusive right to sell it.
- A separate and distinct part (as a clause or stipulation) of a writing, esp. in a contract,
statute, or constitution <Article III>.3. (pl.) An instrument containing a set of rules or stipulations
<articles of war> < articles of incor-poration>.4. A nonfictional literary composition forming an
independent part of a publication, such as a law review or journal <a well-researched
article>.5.Patents. A workpiece, product, or thing that is operated on, modified, or changed by a
machine or process. 6.Patents. An article of manufacture. See MANUFACTURE. 7.Eccles. law. In
an ecclesiastical court, one of a plaintiff’s complaints or charges against the defendant. • The
complaint or charge may be presented by oral declaration or by a written document.
article,vb.1. To bring charges against by an exhibition of articles. 2. To be an articled clerk.[Blacks Law 8th]