Intended encountered carrying article (5)
I believe the answer is:
meant
'intended' is the definition.
(meaning is a kind of intending)
'encountered carrying article' is the wordplay.
'encountered' becomes 'met' ('meet' can be a synonym of 'encounter').
'carrying' is an insertion indicator.
'article' becomes 'an' (indefinite article).
'met' enclosing 'an' is 'MEANT'.
(Other definitions for meant that I've seen before include "represented" , "Intended, had in mind" , "Had as intention or purpose" , "Had as purpose or design" , "Signified" .)