pur·pose /'pər-pəs/ n: an objective, effect, or result aimed at or attained; specif: the business activity in which a corporation is chartered to engage
pur·pose·ful /-fəl/ adj
pur·pose·ful·ly adv
pur·pose·ful·ness n
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.