clientele

[ klahy-uhn-tel, klee-ahn- ]
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noun
  1. the clients or customers, as of a professional person or shop, considered collectively; a group or body of clients: This jewelry store has a wealthy clientele.

  2. dependents or followers.

Origin of clientele

1
1555–65; <Latin clientēla, equivalent to client- (see client) + -ēla collective noun suffix; (def. 1) probably <French clientèle<Latin

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British Dictionary definitions for clientele

clientele

clientage (ˈklaɪəntɪdʒ)

/ (ˌkliːɒnˈtɛl) /


noun
  1. customers or clients collectively

Origin of clientele

1
C16: from Latin clientēla, from cliēns client

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