clientage

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Much of Roman social life revolved around the system of clientage.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2020

The polite professional man secures the best clientage.

From Social Life or, The Manners and Customs of Polite Society by Cooke, Maud C.

He wrote medical treatises which at the time made him a leader in his profession, secured a rich clientage, and prospered greatly.

From Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 1 by Runkle, Lucia Isabella Gilbert

Amongst all South African tribes the rich exert their power to subjugate the poor, who hang upon them in a kind of clientage, hoping to receive something.

From Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals by Sumner, William Graham

He is now in practice in San Francisco, and has a large clientage.

From Personal Reminiscences of Early Days in California with Other Sketches; To Which Is Added the Story of His Attempted Assassination by a Former Associate on the Supreme Bench of the State by Field, Stephen Johnson