Etymology
Origin of clientage
Example Sentences
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Much of Roman social life revolved around the system of clientage.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2020
Besides he had hopes that his clientage would continue to grow so that he would be able to provide all reasonable comforts for his new home.
From Unleavened Bread by Robert Grant
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 William Edward Hartpole Lecky
Harvard is a complex and august institution, possessed of all the attractions which can be lent by age, tradition, learning, continually renewed resources, fortunate situation, widespread clientage, enthusiastic loyalty, and forceful guidance.
From The Teacher Essays and Addresses on Education by Alice Freeman Palmer
He had a large clientage, especially among that class of Irish Americans who were apt in Massachusetts to vote with the Democratic Party.
From Autobiography of Seventy Years, Vol. 1-2 by George Frisbie Hoar
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