Client

klī′ent, n. one who employs a lawyer: a dependent.— n. Clī′entage , the whole number of one's clients: the client's relation to the patron.— adj. Clīent′al .— ns. Clī′entele , a following: the whole connection of a lawyer, shopkeeper, .; Clī′entship . [L. cliens , for cluens , one who hears or listens (to advice), from cluēre , to hear.]