clientela

clĭentēla, ae, f. [cliens],

• 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. 1039; 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.—
• • • • 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. —
  • B In gen., clientship, alliance (cf. cliens, B.), Caes. B. G. 6, 12.—
• II Trop. (cf. cliens, II.), patronage, protection: poëtae sub clientelā musarum esse, Suet. Gram. 6.

clientēla, ae, f. (cliens), I) das Verhältnis des Klienten zu seinem Patron in Rom, die Klientschaft, Klientelverbindung, Schutzverwandtschaft, a) eig.: clientelae multae, Sall.: clientelae amplissimae, Cic.: esse in alcis clientela, jmds. Klient sein, Cic.: in alcis clientelam se conferre, Cic., od. se commendare, Ter.: poetae sub clientela Musarum, unter dem Schutz, Suet. – b) (bes. im Plur.) meton. = die Klienten selbst, Cic. ep. 15, 4, 15. Vell. 2, 29, 1. Val. Max. 2, 10, 8 u. 8, 13, 5. Tac. ann. 14, 61. Suet. Tib. 2, 2; Cal. 3, 3. – II) das Verhältnis eines minder mächtigen Volks zu einem mächtigern, in Gallien usw., die Schutzgenossenschaft, a) eig.: magnae eorum erant clientelae, Caes.: dicare se alcui in clientelam, Caes. – b) meton., die Schutzgenossen, Schützlinge eines mächtigern Volks in Griechenland, sordida paulo ante clientelae pars, Iustin. 8, 4, 8. – eines Großen in Britannien, regiae clientelae, die Hörigen, altd. das »Ingesinde«, Tac. ann. 12, 36.

clientela , retainership, dependence, service. b household staff, retinue, body of dependants. domino ‥ mihi ‥ jam dudum spiritalis ~e catenis conexo Aldh. Met. pref.; 9‥ ~e, þegnrædenne oðð hiwrædenne WW; omnem obsequii ~am tenemur exhibere P. Blois Serm. 683b; s1256 de ~a, quod [sic] vulgariter serganteria dicitur M. Par. Maj. V 595.  b moxque clientelae resonant singultibus aedes Aldh. VirgV 2254; tuque clientelae, princeps, memor esto cupitae Frith. 1023; 9‥ ~e, þegnscole WW; exsiliunt ‥ puellulae, materfamilias omnisque domus ~a Osb. V. Dunst. 10; regali se addicens ~e W. Malm. GR V 396; sequebatur rex propria sed modica ~a G. Hen. V 15.

clĭentēla, (11) æ, f. (cliens), ¶ 1 état, condition de client [individu ou peuple] : esse in clientela alicujus Cic. Amer. 93, être le client de qqn ; Thaïs patri se commendavit in clientelam et fidem Ter. Eun. 1039, Thaïs sʼest recommandée à notre père pour être sa cliente et sa protégée ¶ 2 a) au pl., clients : Cic. Cat. 4, 23 ; Fam. 13, 64, 2 ; Cæs. C. 2, 17 ; Sall. J. 85, 4 ; vassaux Cæs. G. 6, 12 ; b) au sing., clientèle, suite : Just. 8, 4, 8.

clientela , ae. f.
保孩。報恩主。諸門下人。

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clientēla ae, f

• cliens, clientship, patronage, protection, the relation of a client to his patron: in clientelam Nobis dedit se, T.: in cuius fide sint et clientelā, whose clients they are.—Plur., clients, dependants: amplissimas clientelas accipere a maioribus: provinciales: esse Pompei clientelas in provinciā, bodies of clients, Cs.—Of nations: magnae (Aeduorum) erant clientelae, allies, dependants, Cs.

CLIENTELA

CLIENTE´LA[CLIENS]

Clientēla

See clientes.