clientage

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

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2020

And what slavery did at Rome for the very poor, the system of clientage did for those of a somewhat higher rank.

From History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 2 of 2) by Lecky, William Edward Hartpole

It would be absurd for him now to furbish up the rusty weapons of the law and enter again upon the tedious labor of collecting a clientage.

From John Quincy Adams American Statesmen Series by Morse, John T. (John Torrey)

I had then got a considerable clientage of my own.

From Autobiography of Seventy Years, Vol. 1-2 by Hoar, George Frisbie

To the readers of The Brochure Series this characteristic would doubtless appeal, while it might be of no value in an advertisement intended for a different clientage.

From The Brochure Series of Architectural Illustration, Vol. 01, No. 12, December 1895 English Country Houses by Various