Clientele

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
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     2. The clients or dependents of a nobleman of patron.
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     3. The persons who make habitual use of the services of
        another person; one's clients, collectively; as, the
        clientele of a lawyer, doctor, notary, etc.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  clientele
       n : customers collectively; "they have an upper class clientele"
           [syn: {patronage}, {business}]