Clause, n.

n. [Fr. clause, from L. Lat. clausa, for clausula, from claudere, to shut, to end.]

1. A separate portion of a written paper, paragraph, or sentence; an article, stipulation, or proviso, in any legal document. “The usual attestation clause to a will.” Bouvier.
2. (Gram.) A portion of a sentence containing a subject and its predicate.