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clĭens or clŭens, entis

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  1. I. gen. plur. usu. clientium; clientūm, Plaut. Men. 4, 2, 7; Hor. C. 3, 5, 53; Sen. Ep. 68, 9; Macr. S. 1, 2, 1), m. (comm. acc. to Charis. p. 77 P.; cf. Neue, Formenl. 1, 600, and v. clienta) [for cluens, from clueo, to hear; but acc. to Serv. ad Verg. A. 6, 609, from colens], one who hears, in relation to his protector (patronus), a client (Dion. Halic. 2, 9 and 10, pp. 83-85; cf. Nieb. Röm. Gesch. 1, p. 359 sq.; Gell. 5, 13, 2; Cato ap. Gell. 5, 13, 4; Gell. 20, 1, 40; and clientela): cluentes sibi omnes volunt esse multos … Res magis quaeritur, quam cluentum fides Quojusmodi clueat, Plaut. Men. 4, 2, 4 sq.: PATRONVS. SI. CLIENTI. FRAVDEM. FECERIT. SACER. ESTO., Frag. XII. Tab. ap. Serv. ad Verg. A. 6, 609; Cato ap. Gell. 5, 13, 4: neque clientes sine summā infamiā deseri possunt, C. Caesar ib. fin.; Cic. Rosc. Am. 7, 19 et saep.
    1. B. In gen., a client, retainer, follower; e. g. of an adherent of the Gaul Orgetorix, Caes. B. G. 1, 4 (metaph. ὑπήκοος); 6, 15; 6, 19; of Segestes, Tac. A. 1, 57 al.
      1. 2. A companion, favorite: juvenum nobilium (Vergilius), Hor. C. 4, 12, 15 Dillenb. ad loc.
      2. 3. Of whole nations, the allies, dependents, or vassals of a more powerful people, Caes. B. G. 1, 31; 5, 39; 6, 12 al.
  2. II. Trop.: cliens Bacchi (i. e. qui est in tutelā Bacchi), under the protection of Bacchus, a client of Bacchus, Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 78; cf. Mart. 12, 77, and clientela.

clĭenta, ae, f. [cliens], a female client, Plaut. Mil. 3, 1, 193; id. Poen. 5, 4, 12; id. Rud. 4, 1, 2; Afran. ap. Charis. p. 77 P.; * Hor. C. 2, 18, 8; Aus. Parent. 24; Pseudo scon. ad Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 46, § 120 Orell. N. cr.

clĭentēla, ae, f. [cliens],

  1. I. the relation of patron and client, clientship; patronage, protection; the intimate and reciprocal duties of attachment and interest, based on the private relations in Rome between a Roman of a lower grade (plebeian or freedman) or a foreigner, and the patron chosen by him (cf. Dion. Halic. 2, 9 and 10, pp. 83- 85; Gell. 5, 13; 20, 1): Thais patri se commendavit in clientelam et fidem, * Ter. Eun. 5, 8, 9; cf.: esse in fide et clientelā. to be the client of, Cic. Rosc. Am. 33, 93: conferre se in fidem et clientelam alicujus, id. ib. 37, 106: scis quam diligam Siculos et quam illam clientelam honestam judicem, id. Att. 14, 12, 1: per nomen et clientelas inlustrior haberi, Tac. A. 3, 55.
        1. b. Very freq., mostly in plur., concrete, clients, dependents: amplissimas clientelas acceptas a majoribus confirmare poterit, Cic. Fam. 13, 64, 2; so id. Cat. 4, 11, 23: magna esse Pompei beneficia et magnas clientelas in provinciā sciebat, bodies of clients, Caes. B. C. 2, 17; Sall. J. 85, 4; Vell. 2, 29; Tac. A. 3, 55: incedentibus regiis clientelis, id. ib. 12, 36; 13, 37; 14, 61; Suet. Tib. 2; id. Calig. 3.
          In sing., Just. 8, 4, 8.
    1. B. In gen., clientship, alliance (cf. cliens, B.), Caes. B. G. 6, 12.
  2. II. Trop. (cf. cliens, II.), patronage, protection: poëtae sub clientelā musarum esse, Suet. Gram. 6.

* clĭentŭlus, i, m. dim. [cliens], a small or insignificant client, Tac. Or. 37.