clause
noun
[ klɔːz ]
• a unit of grammatical organization next below the sentence in rank and in traditional grammar said to consist of a subject and predicate.
• a particular and separate article, stipulation, or proviso in a treaty, bill, or contract.
Similar:
section,
paragraph,
article,
subsection,
note,
item,
point,
passage,
part,
heading,
stipulation,
condition,
proviso,
provision,
rider,
specification,
requirement,
Origin:
Middle English: via Old French clause, based on Latin claus- ‘shut, closed’, from the verb claudere .
