- clientele
- noun
Etymology: French clientèle, from Latin clientela, from client-, cliens
Date: circa 1587
a body of clients <a shop that caters to an exclusive clientele>
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clientèle — [ klijɑ̃tɛl ] n. f. • 1352; lat. clientela 1 ♦ Antiq. Ensemble des clients d un patricien. 2 ♦ Fig. Ensemble des gens qui soutiennent un parti politique, qui fréquentent habituellement un milieu. ⇒ adepte, public. Une clientèle d admirateurs. Une … Encyclopédie Universelle
clientele — cli‧en‧tele [ˌkliːənˈtel ǁ ˌklaɪənˈtel, ˌkliː ] noun [singular] COMMERCE all the people who regularly use the services of a person or organization: • Her agency has built up a clientele of over 700 actors. • The bar s clientele was almost… … Financial and business terms
clientèle — CLIENTÈLE. s. f. Nom collectif, pour signifier Tous les cliens d un même Seigneur. Il avoit assemblé ce jour là toute sa clientèle. [b]f♛/b] Il signifie aussi La protection que le Patron accorde à ses cliens. Cet homme est sous votre clientèle … Dictionnaire de l'Académie Française 1798
Clientele — Cli en*tele (? or ?), n. [L. clientela: cf. F. client[ e]le.] 1. The condition or position of a client; clientship. [Obs.] Bp. Hall. [1913 Webster] 2. The clients or dependents of a nobleman of patron. [1913 Webster] 3. The persons who make… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
clientele — 1560s, body of professed adherents, from Fr. clientèle (16c.), from L. clientela relationship between dependent and patron, body of clients, from clientem (nom. cliens; see CLIENT (Cf. client)). Meaning customers is from 1865, perhaps a… … Etymology dictionary
clientele — Clientele. sub. f. C estoit autrefois chez les Romains la protection d un puissant Citoyen. Un tel estoit sous la clientele de Scipion, de Crassus, &c. & il n a presque aucun autre usage … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
clientele — [klī′ən tijklī΄ən tel′; ] also [ klē΄əntel′, klē΄äntel′] n. [Fr clientèle < L clientela, relation of patron and client, patronage: see CLIENT] all one s clients or customers, collectively: also clientage [klī′ən tij] … English World dictionary
clientele — index consumer Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
clientele — *following, public, audience … New Dictionary of Synonyms
clientele — [n] customers of business audience, business, clientage, clientry, clients, constituency, cortege, dependents, following, market, patronage, patrons, public, regulars, trade; concepts 325,417 Ant. management, ownership … New thesaurus
clientele — ► NOUN ▪ clients or customers collectively. ORIGIN French … English terms dictionary
