Clause (?), n. [F. clause, LL. clausa, equiv. to L. clausula clause, prop., close of &unr_; rhetorical period, close, fr. claudere to shut, to end. See Close.] 1. A separate portion of a written paper, paragraph, or sentence; an article, stipulation, or proviso, in a legal document.
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The usual attestation clause to a will. Bouvier.
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2. (Gram.) A subordinate portion or a subdivision of a sentence containing a subject and its predicate.
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