clientship en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree English client Proto-Germanic *skapjaną Proto-Germanic *-skapiz Proto-West Germanic *-skapi Old English -sċiepe Middle English -schipe English -ship English clientship From client + -ship.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The position of a client.
patronage and clientship always descended from the fathers to the sons
1697, Virgil, “Dedication”, in John Dryden, transl., The Works of Virgil: Containing His Pastorals, Georgics, and Æneis. […], London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC:[…] the capital of the Mandubians, a peoplet in clientship to the Æduans.
1884, François Guizot, The History of France from the Earliest Times to 1848, page 61:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| clientships | Number=Plur | lexicographic |